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Free Malaysia Today
07-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Senior citizen in Penang charged with murdering friend
Yee Fatt Seong at the Butterworth sessions court in Penang today. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : An elderly man was charged in the Butterworth sessions court in Penang today with the murder of his friend last month. Bernama reported that Yee Fatt Seong, 70, nodded after the charge was read to him in Mandarin by the court interpreter before judge Nor Azah Kasran. However, no plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court. Yee is accused of murdering Loo Ah Teong, 63, at a hut on Jalan Kolam in Cherok Tokun, Bukit Mertajam, between 2pm and 3.22pm on April 27. The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides for the death penalty or imprisonment for between 30 and 40 years and no less than 12 strokes of the cane if convicted. Deputy public prosecutor Nurameera Shahrul Azreen appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. No bail was granted as the offence is non-bailable. The court set June 30 for mention of the case pending the chemical and post-mortem reports. In the incident on April 27, the victim was said to have been talking with five of his friends, including the suspect, when an argument broke out. The suspect is alleged to have hit the victim from behind with a piece of wood, knocking him to the ground, before stabbing him with a knife. The victim was confirmed dead at the scene. Police later arrested Yee on April 29 in front of a coffee shop in Machang Bubok.
The Star
06-05-2025
- The Star
Murder accused flashes peace sign before hearing
BUTTERWORTH: A 70-year-old murder accused drew attention when he flashed a peace sign for the media while being escorted into the court here by two policemen. Inside the courtroom, Yee Fatt Seong appeared calm and even took a nap as he waited for his case to be called. He required assistance to stand and hear the charge against him when it was read in Mandarin by a court interpreter. Yee acknowledged it before Sessions Court judge Nor Azah Kasran yesterday. No plea was recorded from the accused, as murder cases are under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge sheet, Yee was accused of murdering Loo Ah Teong, 63, between 2pm and 3.22pm on April 27 at a hut in Jalan Kolam in Cherok Tokun, Bukit Mertajam. Gesture for the media: Yee showing the peace sign as he is taken to Butterworth Court. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which provides for the death penalty or between 30 and 40 years in jail with no fewer than 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Nurameera Shahrul Azrin prosecuted while Yee was unrepresented. During the proceedings, Nurameera told the court that the charge is non-bailable under the law. The court set June 30 for case mention pending the chemist's and post-mortem reports of the victim. It was earlier reported that a man was killed at a hut in Cherok Tokun on April 27. Police later arrested a suspect in front of a coffee shop in Machang Bubok at about 11pm on April 29. Investigations revealed that during the incident, the victim had been chatting with five friends, including the suspect, at the hut. The suspect then suddenly struck the victim with a stick from behind and stabbed him.
The Sun
06-05-2025
- The Sun
Elderly man charged with murder of friend
BUTTERWORTH: An elderly man was charged in the Sessions Court here today with the murder of his friend last month. Yee Fatt Seong, 70, nodded after the charge was read to him in Mandarin by the court interpreter before Judge Nor Azah Kasran. However, no plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court. Yee is accused of murdering Loo Ah Teong, 63, at a hut on Jalan Kolam in Ceruk Tokun, Bukit Mertajam between 2 pm and 3.22 pm on April 27. The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides for the death penalty or imprisonment for between 30 and 40 years, and not less than 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction. Deputy public prosecutor Nurameera Shahrul Azreen appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented. No bail was granted, as the offence is non-bailable. The court set June 30 for mention of the case pending the chemical and post-mortem reports. The media had earlier reported that the police arrested five men to assist in the investigation into the murder of an elderly man at a hut on Jalan Kolam, Cheruk Tokun, Bukit Mertajam, on 27 April. During the incident, the victim and his five friends, including the main suspect, were chatting at the hut when the suspect is believed to have suddenly struck the victim from behind with a stick, causing him to collapse. The suspect allegedly took out a knife and stabbed the victim before fleeing the scene.
