30-07-2025
Woman charged with murdering boyfriend's mum in Perak
No plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court. (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA : An unemployed woman was charged in the Teluk Intan magistrates' court today with the murder of her boyfriend's mother in Perak two weeks ago.
The charges were read in Tamil to M Shobna, 37, before magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman, Berita Harian reported.
No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Shobna is accused of murdering M Sumathy, 66, at her home in Jalan Teratai J4/1, Taman Indah Jaya, at around 3am on July 15.
She was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or between 30 to 40 years in prison, and a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Darwis Aghniya Halim Azizi appeared for the prosecution. Shobna was unrepresented.
No bail was offered. The court fixed Sept 11 for mention, pending the submission of the post-mortem report.
Hilir Perak police chief Bakri Zainal Abidin said the case was initially classified as sudden death, but that a post-mortem on July 16 found 'suspicious elements' on the deceased's body.
Police subsequently reclassified the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
