KUANTAN: A 19-year-old man was charged in a Kuantan Magistrate’s Court on Monday (Oct 12) with murdering a Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Polytechnic student at a house in Jalan Air Putih 2 here on Oct 6, Sinar Harian reports.
The accused, F. Alan Stevekumar, nodded to indicate that he understood the charge when it was read out. No plea was recorded before Magistrate Tuan Ruzuaini Tuan Lah, the Malay language daily reported.
According to the charge, he was accused of murdering M. Elisa Jonova, 19.
The offence was alleged to have been committed at a house in Jalan Air Putih 2 between 4.32am and 4.55am on Oct 6.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
If convicted, the accused faces the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years. If he is not sentenced to death, he must also be given at least 12 strokes of the cane.
The prosecution was conducted by Pahang state prosecution director Mohd Sabri Othman. The accused was unrepresented.
The court set Nov 12 for mention.
Previously, it was reported that the female student was found dead after she was believed to have been murdered by her boyfriend at a house in Jalan Air Putih here.
Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Ashari Abu Samah said police received a report from the suspect, who said a fight had occurred between him and his girlfriend.
Police subsequently arrested the man at the scene and remanded him to assist investigations.
