TANAH MERAH: An engineer with a shipping company has been charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of a civil servant.
Harun Narresat Ibrahim, 46, nodded his head after the charge was read out to him before magistrate Nik Habri Muhamad, with no plea recorded.
According to the charge, he killed Tuan Mohd Salleh Tuan Ibrahim, 51, at a restaurant in front of Hospital Machang, Jalan Pasir Puteh Lama at 11.30am on Sept 3.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, punishable with the death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and if not sentenced to death, shall be liable to a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
Kelantan state prosecution director Muhammad Zaki Abdul Kudos appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was represented by lawyer Tengku Shazuan Tengku Shariffudin.
The court set Nov 13 for the next case mention pending the chemistry report, before the case is transferred to the Kota Baru High Court.
On Sept 3, Bernama reported that a civil servant died after a brawl with another man at a restaurant in Jalan Lama Pasir Putih-Machang in front of Hospital Machang. — Bernama
