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Unemployed man charged with wife's murder in Johor
Khairul Azmi Ithnin was alleged to have caused the death of Iecah Junus at a house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on June 2. (Bernama pic)
TANGKAK : An unemployed man was charged in the magistrates' court here today with the murder of his wife in Bukit Gambir, near here, early this month.
Khairul Azmi Ithnin, 32, nodded when the charge was read out to him before magistrate Lee Kim Kiat.
No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Khairul was alleged to have caused the death of Iecah Junus, 34, at a house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on June 2.
The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Amirah Sapian requested that no bail be offered, and applied for Khairul to be sent to Permai Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The court allowed the application and set July 8 for case mention, as well as the submission of pathology, toxicology, and DNA reports.
Khairul was also charged at the Muar sessions court with nine counts of arson involving vehicles in Kampung Pengkalan Kota Durian Chondong and Kebun Durian Kampung Teratai 2, Tangkak, on June 3.
He pleaded guilty to six of the charges after they were read out to him before judge Sayani Mohd Nor.
Khairul was accused of committing mischief by fire with the intent to damage six vehicles: two Toyota Hilux, a Toyota Wish, a Perodua Myvi, and two motorcycles – an Ego Avantis and a Yamaha LC.
The offences were said to have taken place between 4.36am and 6.46am in the two villages in Sagil, Tangkak.
Khairul pleaded not guilty to the three remaining charges of setting fire to a Honda Civic and two motorcycles – a Modenas Kriss and a Honda RS150 – in Kampung Pengkalan Kota Durian Chondong on the same day.
The nine charges were framed under Section 435 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison and a fine, upon conviction.
The court set July 9 for sentencing and the presentation of case facts for the six charges to which Khairul pleaded guilty. The date will also serve for the mention of the remaining three charges, including the submission of documents and the appointment of legal counsel.
