Beggar charged with murder from hospital bed in Shah Alam
Fauzan, who holds a disabled person's card for intellectual impairment, was admitted to the hospital on May 4 for treatment.
06 May 2025 05:31pm
Mohamad Fauzan Adib Abd Aziz, 28, is accused of killing R. Arujunan, 40, at around noon on April 24 in front of a bank in Section 18, Shah Alam.
SHAH ALAM - A beggar was charged from his hospital bed today with the murder of another beggar during a dispute in front of a bank here last month.
Mohamad Fauzan Adib Abd Aziz, 28, nodded to indicate he understood the charge when it was read out to him in the observation ward of Shah Alam Hospital before court registrar Mislia Mohd Aris.
No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Fauzan, who holds a disabled person's (OKU) card for intellectual impairment, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday (May 4) for treatment.
He is accused of killing R. Arujunan, 40, at around noon on April 24 in front of a bank in Section 18, Shah Alam.
The charge framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death penalty or imprisonment for up to 40 years upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Alia Anisa Khairus Masnan appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. The court set June 9 for case mention.
Earlier, Shah Alam police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the fatal incident stemmed from a fight over a begging spot. The suspect allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times in the chest, causing him to collapse and lose consciousness. - BERNAMA
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