Court charges welder with murdering senior citizen

2 Dec 2022 • 1:29 PM MYT
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Court charges welder with murdering senior citizen

KAJANG – A welder was charged in the magistrates’ court here today with the murder of a senior citizen at a parking area of a supermarket here.

No plea was recorded from Chin Ngit Soon, 51, after the charge was read out before magistrate Syahrul Sazly Md Sain as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the high court.

He was charged with murdering Wong Kim Miew, 71, at 11.50pm on November 25 at the parking area of a supermarket in Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Batu 9, Cheras here.

The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides the death sentence upon conviction.

The court set January 13 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Husna Amran was prosecuted, while Chin was unrepresented. – Bernama, December 2, 2022