Man charged with murder of Indian domestic helper
KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman was charged at the magistrate’s court here today with murdering his domestic helper last month.
A businessman in Malaysia has been charged with the murder of his Indian domestic helper, Tamilarasi Kumar, according to prosecutors. Stevent Anthony, 31, is accused of killing Kumar at a residential property in Titiwangsa between 4am and 10.55am on September 24. He appeared in court after being held in custody for nine days under a remand order.
The charge, which falls under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death penalty or a prison term of 30-40 years, with a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan. No plea was entered as such cases are heard by the High Court. The deputy public prosecutor, Nur Ainna Maryam Nor Azman, represented the prosecution, while Stevent Anthony was defended by Carenjit Kaur and Khairunissa Azzahrah Ghazalie.
The magistrate denied bail and set December 16 as the date for the submission of the post-mortem report.
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