IPOH: An unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the death of M. Serentharan in Buntong, three years ago.
No plea was recorded from Muhammad Firdaus Naim Thikayarajan, 24, after the charge was read out before magistrate Nurul Hafizah Mohammad Fauzi.
He was charged with murdering Serentharan, who was also unemployed, behind a futsal field near Jalan Kantan Buntong here between 9pm and 10pm on Sept 5.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides the death penalty upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Qistini Qamarul Abrar prosecuted while the accused was represented by a lawyer, Charan Singh. The court set March 29 for mention.
