SEREMBAN: A 32-year-old man has been charged in the Magistrate's Court here with the murder of his father-in-law.
No plea was recorded from V. Karthiy after the charge was read to him before Sessions Judge Hazeeliyah Muhammad, as the case falls under the High Court's jurisdiction.
The factory worker is accused of assaulting and repeatedly punching 52-year-old P. Sasi Kumar in the chest, leading to his death.
He allegedly committed the offence at around 2.30pm on April 27 at a house in Taman Rahang.
Karthiy is charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nik Nur Aqilah Syarfa Nik Zaidi informed the court the offence is non-bailable and requested a re-mention date as the post-mortem and chemistry reports are not ready.
Hazeeliyah set the re-mention for June 18.
Towards the end, the accused, represented by AR Thamayanthy, told the court he should be offered bail as he was not guilty but was then taken away.
