Lorry driver accused of pushing lover off 23rd floor fit to stand trial


KUALA LUMPUR: The Shah Alam Magistrate's Court on Friday (Aug 16) ruled that the lorry driver who was charged with murdering his Thai girlfriend by pushing the woman off the 23rd floor of a condominium is fit to stand trial.

Lawyer Sivahnanthan Ragava, representing V. Nathan, 37, when contacted by Bernama, said Magistrate Mohamad Redza Azhar Rezali made the ruling after the prosecution submitted a report on the mental health of his client.

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