14, including two teens, charged with murder of 19-year-old youth in Gurun
GURUN: Fourteen people, including two teenagers, were charged at the magistrate’s court here today with the murder of a 19-year-old youth last week.
Fourteen individuals, including two teenagers, have been charged with the murder of a 19-year-old youth in Gurun. The accused range in age from 16 to 24 and have been charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, with the possibility of the death penalty or imprisonment between 30 and 40 years. The murder occurred at an unnumbered house in Jalan Sungai Petani between October 5 and 8.
Three of the accused were represented by a lawyer, while the remaining individuals were unrepresented. The court has set December 23 for the next mention of the case, pending the completion of chemical and forensic reports.
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