MELAKA: A 44-year-old man was charged at the Ayer Keroh magistrate's court here on Wednesday (March 18) with murdering his acquaintance.
Saiful Hadi Othman is accused of the murder of Muhamad Hanafi Yusof, 25, at a house in Sungai Udang between 7.58pm and 8.15pm on March 11.
The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years.
If not sentenced to death, the accused faces a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.
No plea was recorded after the charge was read out before magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Sulaiman, as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
DPP Syaza Nur Sharif prosecuted while Saiful Hadi was unrepresented.
The court set April 29 for case mention. - Bernama
