Medical officer charged with murder of religious school clerk

MUAR: A medical officer was charged at the Muar Magistrates court for murdering a religious school clerk at Taman Setia Kasih on Nov 16.

The accused Zurailie Muhamad, 30, who is married with one child nodded his understanding of the charge read before Magistrate Mohd Syafiq Mustaza here on Thursday.

Mohd Syafiq then set Jan 5 next year for the re-mention of the case as the chemical reports and post mortem results were yet to be obtained by the prosecution.

According to the charge sheet, Zurailie was accused of murdering Nurul Shahira Mohamed Yatim, 29, at her house located at number 85, Jalan Sungai Terap, Taman Setia Kasih in Bukit Pasir between 2.05pm and 2.30pm on Nov 16.

No plea was recorded and he was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor A. Shaarmini prosecuted the case while the accused was not represented.

Previously, it was reported that Nurul Shahira, who was a religious school clerk for Sekolah Agama Sungai Raya was found dead, half naked near her bedroom at her house.