(UPDATE) The killer of overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara has been sentenced to 15-year imprisonment for murder in Kuwait, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.

According to the DFA, her employer's son was also slapped with a 1-year jail time for driving without license by a Kuwaiti court.

Since the killer was a minor, there were lesser penalties, according to the DFA. He has 30 days to appeal the judgement to the Court of First Instance.

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"The family of the OFW has been informed and is grateful for the assistance provided them by the government," the DFA said.

The DFA expressed gratitude to Kuwaiti authorities for a "speedy resolution of the case, in the pursuit of justice for our slain kababayan."

Ranara was found dead in a desert in the Gulf State on Jan. 21. An autopsy report showed she was pregnant at the time of her death.

The culprit was 17 at that time.

Following the incident, the Department of Migrant Workers ordered a review of the bilateral labor agreement between the Philippines and Kuwait.

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—With a report from Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News

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