An unemployed man was charged in the Petaling Jaya Magistrate Court on Wednesday with the murder of an interior designer who was stabbed 20 times in a condominium unit at Bandar Sri Damansara on September 14.
Lim Wah Siong is accused of murdering Muhammad Sharqawi Abu Bakar and is charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty upon conviction.
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Lim Wah Siong is accused of murdering Muhammad Sharqawi Abu Bakar and is charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty upon conviction.
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00:00An unemployed man was charged in the Petaling Jaya Magistrate Court on Wednesday with the
00:06murder of an interior designer who was stabbed 20 times in a condominium unit at Bandar Sri
00:11Damansara on September 14.
00:14Lim Wah Shiong nodded in understanding when the charge was read out to him in Mandarin
00:18before Magistrate Shahril Anwar Ahmad Mustafa.
00:21Lim is accused of murdering Muhammad Sharkawi Abu Bakar and is charged under Section 302
00:26of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty upon conviction.
00:31No plea was recorded from the accused as the case falls under the High Court's jurisdiction.
00:37The court set November 8th for case mention for the submission of chemical and post-mortem
00:41reports.
00:43Deputy Public Prosecutor Noora Inshafiqeen Muhammad Rozi appeared for the prosecution
00:48while the accused was not represented.
00:50The victim was found dead with 20 stab wounds, including on his hands and head.
00:55Police investigations revealed that the incident occurred when the victim caught the suspect
01:00breaking into his home to steal, which led to a struggle that resulted in the murder.
01:05The police arrested the suspect in Kuala Lumpur at 3am on September 21st on suspicion of involvement
01:11in the incident.