Man in Johor accused of killing parents, 11-year-old niece
MUAR: An unemployed man has been charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of his elderly parents and a niece in a house in Kampung Paya Redan, Pagoh.
The three charges against Azman Mohamed Nor, 48, were read separately before magistrate Suzana Mokhtar yesterday.
However, no plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Azman is accused of murdering his mother, Ara Ab Hamit, 76; his father, Mohamed Nor Mohamed Yassin, 82; and his niece, Noradriana Nor Hasyim, 11, between 1am and 3am on Aug 9.
The charges are framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty upon conviction. The death sentence can be commuted to a jail term of between 30 and 40 years, as well as no fewer than 20 strokes of the cane.
The court set Oct 24 for next mention of the case to obtain forensic, post-mortem and chemical reports.
Meanwhile, in the Sessions Court here, Azman pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious injury to his 14-year-old niece, Norazmina Mohd Razi, by using a wooden stick.
The offence occurred at the same location, time and day as the alleged murders, Bernama reported.
The charge is framed under Section 326 of the Penal Code, which carries 20 years in prison, along with a fine or whipping, upon conviction.
Judge Nariman Badruddin set Sept 12 for sentencing while awaiting the prosecution to finalise the case facts.
Azman was denied bail.
Deputy public prosecutors Mohamad Arif Marzuki and Danial Munir appeared for the prosecution while Azman was unrepresented.
Previously, the media reported that an elderly couple together with their granddaughter died in a pre-dawn fire in a house in Kampung Paya Redan, Pagoh, on Aug 9.
Another victim was reportedly seriously injured in the incident and received treatment at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital.
Muar district police chief Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz had said the police were tracking down the main witness, who is the son of the elderly couple.
He was said to be living with the victims and disappeared after the incident.
