Man charged with murdering grandmother, injuring great-grandmother

Man charged with murdering grandmother, injuring great-grandmother

SUNGAI PETANI – A man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering his grandmother and attempting to murder his great-grandmother last week.

However, no plea was recorded after the charges were read out to Muhammad Farhan Zulkefli, 21, before Magistrate Mohamad Azlan Basri.

On the first charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, Muhammad Farhan was accused of murdering Halimah Hashim, 65, between 6.40 pm and 6.53 pm at a house in Kampung Baru Bakai, Kuala Ketil, Baling, last Dec 16.

He faces the death penalty or imprisonment for 30 to 40 years and 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.

Muhammad Farhan is also charged with causing injury to his great-grandmother, Mariyam Ariffin, 80, using a machete at the same place, time and date.

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The charge, under Section 307 of the Penal Code, provides for a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine, and if the act causes injury, imprisonment of up to 20 years upon conviction.

The prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Hazwani Md Noor, informed the court that the accused is currently receiving psychiatric treatment and applied for a court order under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Subsequently, the court allowed the prosecution’s application and set Jan 6 next year to obtain the accused’s psychiatric report from the Bahagia Ulu Kinta Hospital, Perak. – BERNAMA