Babysitter and husband charged with murder

KUCHING: A babysitter and her husband have been charged with the murder of four-year-old Eric Chang Wei Jie in a case that has become the talk of the town. No plea was recorded from Wendy Chai Xue Zhen, 36, and Ling Kok Liang, 51, when they were brought before the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday.

Magistrate Zaiton Anuar fixed May 9 for further mention. Deputy public prosecutor Tan Chuan Yi prosecuted while the couple were unrepresented.