SHAH ALAM: A beggar has been charged from his hospital bed with murdering a man during a dispute in front of a bank here last month.
Mohamad Fauzan Adib Abd Aziz, 28, nodded to indicate he understood the charge when it was read out to him in the observation ward of Hospital Shah Alam before court registrar Mislia Mohd Aris.
No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
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Fauzan, who holds a person with disabilities (OKU) card for intellectual impairment, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday (May 4) for treatment.
He is accused of killing R. Arujunan, 40, at around noon on April 24 in front of a bank in Section 18 here.
The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death penalty or imprisonment for up to 40 years upon conviction.
DPP Alia Anisa Khairus Masnan appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. The court set June 9 for case mention.
Earlier, Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the fatal incident stemmed from a fight over a begging spot.
The victim was allegedly stabbed multiple times in the chest, causing him to collapse and lose consciousness. – Bernama
