KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — A Myanmar labourer was charged in the Magistrate’s Court today for the murder of a senior citizen fruit seller in Taman OUG last month.
Shofi Husson Fozo Rahman, 26, charged with killing Ah Kau @ Yow Chow Chong, 80, at 6.30pm on September 26, noded when the charge was read before Magistrate Atiqah Mohamed.
However, no plea was recorded from the accused as the murder case is under the purview of the High Court.
The charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code is 40 years maximum imprisonment if not sentenced to death and whipped not less than 12 times if found guilty.
The case was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Nadia Eleena Jamaluddin Akbal, while the accused was not represented.
The court set November 24 for the case to be mentioned again to obtain the post-mortem report.
Earlier, the media reported that an 80-year-old fruit seller died from stabbings in the body and face. Following that, a suspect was picked up by the police at the crime scene.
— Bernama
