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Johor businessman’s body bound in net, dumped in river; four accused face murder charge

BATU PAHAT, Aug 17 — Four men were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here with murdering a businessman, whos...

Johor businessman’s body bound in net, dumped in river; four accused face murder charge

Four men have been charged with the murder of a Johor businessman whose body was found bound in a net in a river. The accused - S. Yogesvaran, Lim Yong Ming, N. Achutan, and How Han Wei - appeared in the Magistrate's Court in Batu Pahat, charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a potential death penalty or 30-40 years imprisonment.

The victim, Low Kai Xian, 39, was reportedly murdered on July 29 and August 3, with the motive possibly linked to debt. The court has set October 14 for the submission of the autopsy, DNA, CCTV, and mobile phone forensics reports.

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