IPOH: An unemployed man was charged at the magistrates’ court here today with murdering his mother at a house in Taman Restu Jaya, Bercham, on June 12.
KS Sugan, 36, nodded after the charge was read out in Tamil before magistrate Siti Nora Sharif.
No plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Sugan was charged with killing S Indra, 60, at a house in Taman Restu Jaya between 1am and 9.30am on June 12.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the possibility of the death penalty upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nuranisah Ismah Husaini prosecuted while Sugan was unrepresented.
The court fixed Aug 20 for mention.
Indra’s body was reportedly found covered in blood in the house two weeks ago.
The post-mortem revealed injuries to her head and neck caused by blunt force trauma, with the case then classified as murder.