Hafizi Burhan, 33, made the plea after the charge was read to him before judge Ooi Sheow Yean.

Hafizi was charged with intending to cause the death of Mohariez Mokhtar by stabbing him with a 5cm silver folding knife.

He is alleged to have committed the offence in the corridor of a flat on Jalan Bukit Gambir here at 5.50am on June 10.

He was charged under Section 307 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine, and if the act causes injury, imprisonment may extend to 20 years.

Hafizi was denied bail.

Ooi set July 24 for document submission.

Deputy public prosecutor Syairah Khalil appeared for the prosecution, while Hafizi was not represented.

Hafizi was also charged in the magistrates’ court with criminal intimidation of his former wife, Asma Wahab, at the same place at 7am on May 30.

He was charged under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to seven years or a fine or both, if convicted.

Magistrate Nadratun Naim Saidi also denied Hafizi bail and set July 24 for next mention of the case.

In a separate court, magistrate Azlan Basri sentenced Hafizi to 15 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to committing mischief by breaking the front windscreen and door window of Asma’s car, causing damage totalling RM1,500.

He committed the offence at 10.10pm on April 2 in front of the same flat on Jalan Bukit Gambir.