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Shahrul Shahrizal Che Shaari, a 47-year-old laborer, appeared in court on October 5th for two charges of inflicting injury on his wife and mother-in-law using a knife, according to a report by Bernama. In the first charge, Shahrul is accused of intentionally causing severe injury to his wife, Zulaiha Mat Zin, 44, with a knife at their home in Padang Lepai, Ketereh on the same date around 8:30 PM.

The second charge involves the same act of causing injury to Shahrul's mother-in-law, Paridah Ismail, 78, using a knife at the same location and time. Both charges were brought under Section 326 of the Offenses Against the Person Act and are punishable by up to 20 years in prison, along with fines or imprisonment, as well as the possibility of a combination of both penalties.

Shahrul faced the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Kamarul Hasyime Rosli and Siti Arina Razali, while he was defended by Zainal Abidin Mustaffa. The victims' families were represented by counsel Nik Saiful Adli Burhan and Che Muhammad Redzuan Jihad. Prior to the trial, the prosecution did not offer any guarantees for Shahrul's innocence, and Zainal also requested the same, along with asking for his son to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for a mental health evaluation.

The court later ordered Shahrul to undergo a psychiatric examination at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Tanjung Rambutan, Perak for a month and set a date for the next hearing and review of documents on November 18th.