AYER HITAM: An unemployed man was charged at the Yong Peng Magistrate’s Court for allegedly murdering his girlfriend at their rented home.
Lim Chee Seong, 44, nodded to indicate that he understood the charge after it was read out before Magistrate Arul Noval Dass yesterday.
No plea was recorded from the accused.
According to the charge sheet, Lim is accused of killing Lim Bee Lan, 41, at a house along Jalan Damai 2/7 in Taman Damai here between 10pm on Jan 26 and 11am on Jan 27.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, and not less than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan prosecuted while the accused was not represented.
No bail was offered and the court fixed April 27 for next mention, pending the post-mortem report, DNA analysis, forensic examination of closed-circuit television footage and the accused’s medical report.
On Jan 30, the victim was found dead in a rented house while her boyfriend was discovered critically injured at the scene.
