Money changer who killed man in fight charged with murder


KUALA LUMPUR: A money changer has been charged in the Magistrate's Court here for killing a man during a fight on Jalan Telawi, Bangsar here.

Syed Kamal Syed Mohamad, 28, nodded after the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan.

No plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

He was charged together with three others who were previously charged and another who is still at large, with the murder of M. Sanjeet Kumar, 28, in the back lane behind a bank on Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar at 1am on March 13, 2021.

The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code and read together with Section 34 of the same law, provides the death penalty or a minimum of 30 years' jail and a maximum of 40 years' jail, and if not sentenced to death, must be subject to a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.

The court set June 17 for mention.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Hamizah Hisan appeared for the prosecution while the accused was unrepresented.

On April 13 last year, three men, namely G. Naresh, 27; K. Pravin, 28; and S. Letchumanan, 30, all unemployed, were charged in the Magistrate's Court here with murdering Sanjeet Kumar. – Bernama

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