MELAKA: An Indian national was charged in the Ayer Keroh magistrates’ court here today with murdering a pensioner last month.
S Logamurugan, 27, and another person still at large were charged with murdering Sa’adon Sahat, 57, behind a three-storey building on Jalan PPM 4, Plaza Pandan Malim, Melaka, between 2.44am and 3.10am on Feb 27.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same law, which provides for the death penalty upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Fiqri Hakim Zamri did not request bail for the accused, who was unrepresented.
Magistrate Sharda Shienha Suleiman set May 10 for mention and submission of the autopsy report.