GEORGE TOWN: The case of a 65-year-old security guard who was charged with murdering a chef will be transferred from the Magistrate's Court to the High Court here.
Magistrate Jamaliah Abd Manap fixed Feb 16 to grant consent for the prosecution to transfer the case involving Ong Lai Seng.
Ong allegedly killed 42-year-old Chuah Kok Seong at the guardhouse of Block 8 of Desa May apartments in Persiaran Paya Terubong here at about 8.50pm on Dec 5 last year.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code with murder.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Yazid Mustaqim Roslan prosecuted.
The 42-year-old victim was stabbed 10 times at a guard post of the apartment where Ong worked as a security guard.
The suspect claimed that he stabbed the victim as he could not withstand the constant harassment he received from the victim.
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