Man charged with wife's murder after alleged stabbing
KULIM: A former technician was charged in the magistrate’s court with murdering his wife at their home in Taman Tiram last week.
On Sept 14, a former technician, G. Vikneswaran, 43, appeared in the magistrate's court charged with murdering his wife, S. Sila, 39, at their home in Taman Tiram, Kulim. The court was informed that the alleged stabbing occurred between 6.30pm and 9.04pm. Vikneswaran nodded in understanding after the charge, read by magistrate Nur Hamizah Mat Shah, but no plea was entered as the case is under the High Court's jurisdiction.
He faces charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which can result in the death penalty or a minimum 12-year prison term and 12 cane strokes if the death penalty is not imposed. Deputy Public Prosecutor S. Preeyaa represented the prosecution, while Vikneswaran had no legal representation. The court has set December 8 for further proceedings.
According to earlier reports, the woman allegedly died from 13 stab wounds inflicted by her husband in their residence.
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