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Pilot Samad, a 72-year-old man, claimed his innocence in the High Court of Kota Kinabalu for the murder of 44-year-old Lisa Hamidah Husin, whose body was found nailed to a house in Sepanggar, February last year. The 72-year-old made the admission before Chief Magistrate Dayang Ellyn Narisa Abang Ahmad. Piluta was accused of killing Lisa between 6 pm and 7 pm on February 11, according to Berita Harian.

The charges were brought under Section 302 of the Offences Against the Person Act, carrying a possible death sentence or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years. The case was transferred to the High Court on September 8 after Pilot underwent a mental evaluation at the request of his legal team. On July 23, a hospital report confirmed Pilot was fit to stand trial and free of any mental illness.

Counsel for the prosecution, Naziah Mokhtar and Deputy Public Prosecutor Samira Khalili, acted on behalf of the prosecution. Pilot was represented by attorneys Ram Singh, Joan Goh, Ian Vun, Prem Elmer Ganasan, and Prabjit Singh Gill. The court has scheduled October 19 for the management of the case.