BANGI: Five food delivery riders have been charged in the Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of a motorist in Taman Pelangi Semenyih 2 last week.
Mohd Yuree Ranoff Mohd Bachuri, 41, Azharul Azuan Mohd Azan, 34, Tengku Izham Tengku Hamid, 22, Mahazir Nordin, 43, and Syamsul Qamar Ayob, 40, nodded to indicate that they understood the charge read out to them before Magistrate Nurdiyanah Mohd Nawawi.
No plea was recorded, according to Bernama.
The court also subsequently fixed April 25 for the submission of forensic, chemical and post-mortem reports.
The five men were jointly charged with murdering Shahril Samad, 41, in Jalan TPS 2/3, Taman Pelangi Semenyih 2, Beranang, at 9.54pm on Feb 20.
The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same code, provides a death sentence or imprisonment of not less than 30 years but not more than 40 years.
If not sentenced to death, those convicted must also be punished with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.
Deputy public prosecutor Siti Nur Liyana Mohd Sulaiman prosecuted in the case while lawyer Mohd Hafiz represented all five accused.
On Feb 21, it was reported that the victim was driving a Proton Saga car when it skidded and crashed into a fence in a residential area.
It was reported that the victim was allegedly dragged from his car, tied up and beaten up by a group of men.
