Kuala Terengganu sessions court judge Nooriah Osman made the order against Zamil Ahmad Murad, 62, after being satisfied that the prosecution had succeeded in proving a prima facie case against him.

According to Berita Harian, Zamil, a former Terengganu sports council (MSN) shooting coach, was charged with intentionally causing the death of Syed Haikar Iskandar Syed Mahdzar, 34, in a bush behind a house in Gong Badak, Kuala Nerus, between 4.15pm and 4.30pm on Feb 1, 2010.

In the incident, Syed Haikar was shot dead after trying to break into Zamil’s house through the back door.

Zamil, who was at a shooting training centre at the time, returned home after being contacted by his wife who said she saw a man trying to break into their house.

He was charged under Section 304 (a) of the Penal Code with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which carries a prison sentence of up to 30 years and a fine, if convicted.

The court set June 11 and 12 for Zamil to enter his defence.

Zamil was represented by lawyers Shafee Abdullah, Rahmat Hazlan and Wan Arfan Wan Othman, while the prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutors Engku Ahmad Rashdi Engku Abdillah, Intan Nor Hilwani Mat Rifin and Hanis Nabihah Hizamul-Din.