Myanmar labourer charged with murder of fruit seller

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A Myanmar labourer has been charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Lumpur for the murder of an 80-year-old fruit seller in Taman OUG last month.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/48f7mecy  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A Myanmar labourer was charged in a magistrate's court in Kuala Lumpur on Friday with the murder

00:08 of an 80-year-old fruit seller in Taman Uyuji last month.

00:13 26-year-old Shofi Huson Fosoraman, who was accused of killing Akau alias Yao Chow Chong

00:20 at 6.30pm on September 26, nodded when the charge was read before Magistrate Adhika Mohamed.

00:27 No plea was recorded as murder cases come under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

00:33 The charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code carries the death penalty or up to 40

00:39 years in prison and whipping upon conviction.

00:43 Deputy Public Prosecutor Nadia Alina Jamaluddin Akbal appeared for the prosecution while the

00:49 accused was not represented.

00:52 The court set November 24 for next mention to obtain the post-mortem report.

00:58 It was reported that the victim was found dead in a two-storey house with several stab

01:03 wounds on his body and face.

01:06 According to a renter there, the deceased was a frequent visitor who collected fruits

01:11 to be sold at the morning market.

01:14 The suspect was picked up by the police at the crime scene.

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