Man on the run for 12 years charged with nightclub bouncer murder
BUTTERWORTH: A car accessories worker who had been on the run for 12 years was charged in the magistrate's court yesterday with the murder of a nightclub bouncer in 2013.
Ooi Chin Leng, 38, nodded in acknowledgement as the charge was read to him in Mandarin before magistrate Aini Adilah Faizal.
However, no plea was recorded, as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Ooi, along with an accomplice who is still at large, is accused of murdering Fouzi Hussen, 24, at Taman Desa Murni in Sungai Dua at 5.25am on Jan 24, 2013, Buletin Utama reported.
The charge against Ooi was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years upon conviction.
If not sentenced to death, the offender may also receive a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurameera Shahrul Azrin appeared for the prosecution, while Ooi was not represented.
Nurameera requested the court to set a date for Ooi's DNA profiling, citing the long gap between the crime and his recent arrest.
Magistrate Aini Adilah set July 23 for mention.
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