KANGAR: The Magistrate's Court here has ordered a police lance corporal charged with murdering his wife to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Magistrate Ana Rozana Mohd Nor issued the instruction on Friday (March 17) after allowing an application by state prosecution director Mohd Nordin Ismail for Mohamad Nizarman Hassim, 27, to undergo the examination in accordance with Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Mohamad Nizarman, who was wearing a red T-shirt, was seen wiping away tears and nodding when the charge was read out to him.
He was charged with killing Safsufarnisya Salleh, 26, at Kampung Bendang Baru, Simpang Empat, Kangar between 6.45am and 8.50am on March 5.
The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides for the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
The court fixed April 14 for mention, pending the psychiatric report.
Mohamad Nizarman is accused of shooting his wife dead in the master bedroom of their home. – Bernama