Murder: Man ordered to enter defence
Published on: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
By: Bernama
MELAKA: An unemployed man was ordered to enter his defence by the High Court here Tuesday on charges of murdering three in a family and attempting to murder two others about three years ago.
Judge Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin made the decision after the court here found the prosecution has succeeded in establishing a prima facie case against the accused Luqman Hadi Mustapha, 30.
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According to the charges, Luqman Hadi was accused of murdering Hassan A. Wahab, 70; Mariah Baharim, 60 and Muhammad Taufeq Hassan, 21 at a house in Jalan Sidang Said, Bertam Malim here.
The accused was charged with committing the offence at between 5.50 am to 6.15 am on Aug 25 2016 and the prosecution was carried out under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the death penalty upon conviction.
Luqman Hadi was also accused of attempting to slash Noor Haslinda Diyana Hassan, 25 and Nur Aqedah Aeina Hassan, 24 with a long machete which can cause death at the same address, time and date.
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Ahmad Nasfy in his judgement said the defence had submitted a psychiatric report among others which mentioned the accused was not of sound mind during the incident, so the burden of proof is on the accused to prove the “balance of probability’ that in the incident the accused was not sane. – Bernama
