KLUANG: A man was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here Monday with murdering a police retiree in a premises here, in August.
The accused, Lim Fong Kim, 37, nodded after the charge was read out to him in Mandarin before Magistrate ND Arun, but no plea was recorded as the murder case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
According to the charge sheet, Lim allegedly killed Su Kim Chiang, 57, by using a motorcycle fork at a premises on 22nd Mile, Jalan Ikan Merah 5, Kahang Dalam here between 8.10 pm to 9 pm, on Aug 31.
Lim who was an employee of a tyre shop was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the death sentence upon conviction.
Meanwhile, Saharudin A Samad, 42, was jointly charged with Lim for burying the body of the police retiree to assist Lim to escape legal punishment at an oil palm plantation at 26th Mile, Jalan Mersing, near here, between 8.10pm on Aug 31 and 1.30 am on Sept 1.
Saharudin claimed trial for the offence under Section 201 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment of up to seven years and fine if convicted.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Zahida Muhammad Ruzi prosecuted while both the accused were unrepresented.
Magistrate Arun allowed bail of RM5,000 with one surety for Saharudin and fixed Nov 26 for mention and submission of documents and autopsy report.
Meanwhile, in PASIR PUTEH, the Magistrate’s Court ordered a labourer who was charged with murdering his eight-month-old son to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, in Perak, to determine his mental status.
Magistrate Mohd Dinie Shazwan Ab Shukor made the order allowing a request by lawyer Muhamad Izwan Ishak, representing Wan Roslan Wan Mustapa, for his client to be sent to the hospital for mental observation.
Muhamad Izwan also applied to the court to set a date within a month for mention of the case and submission of document, pending the autopsy and psychiatric reports.
The court then set Nov 24 for mention.
Earlier, Wan Roslan, 40, nodded after the charge was read out to him, but no plea was recorded as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court. – Bernama
He was charged with murdering Wan Mohamad Afiq Zafwan Wan Roslan in Kampung Sungai Dua, Repek, Bachok, at 10 am last Oct 13.
The charge carries the death sentence if found guilty of the charge.
Wan Roslan was also charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code with voluntarily causing hurt using a broom on his wife, Nor Hanifah Mohamad, 32, at the same place, time and date.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Siti Asma’a Che Omar.
