Mohamad Adlin Abd Rahman, 46, was charged with murdering Teoh Kar Hin, 61, near the Perak Road market at 6.45am on June 15. He was also charged with preventing four policemen from carrying out their duties.

He is charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and Section 186 of the same code for obstruction of civil servants in carrying out their duties. No plea was recorded.

Adlin faces the capital punishment of death on the murder charge and two years jail or a maximum fine of RM10,000 for preventing the cops from discharging their duties.

At the sessions court, Adlin was also charged with having 12.5g of heroin in his possession and testing positive for methamphetamine use at the time of the arrest. He was charged under sections 12(2) and 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. He pleaded not guilty.

Magistrate Manomani Ramanathan and sessions Judge Norsalha Hamzah presided over Adlin’s charges today. Deputy public prosecutor Mohammad Nazri Abdul Rahim prosecuted while Purantharan MG Rajoo appeared for Adlin.

Both courts set Aug 12 for case mention.

Last week, it was reported that a man had tried to flee the police in his Perodua Myvi after he was ordered to stop near the Perak Road-P Ramlee junction at 6.40am.

A senior citizen was mowed down as the man drove his rental car past the morning market along Perak Road. Later, police fired shots at the car’s tyres as he tried to ram a cop near Van Praagh Road.

Despite being shot by cops on bikes, the man sped all the way to Batu Uban, where he crashed into another parked car before being apprehended by policemen in chasing patrol cars.