Five men will be tried for the murder of the second wife of the Raja Di Hilir of Perak, Hasleza Ishak, 26, when the hearing begins at the Taiping High Court on Tuesday..

According to Bernama , padi farmer Mat Saad Mat Isa, 49, house builder Sabaruddin Non, 33, and fisherman J. Manimaran, 26, are being charged with the murder of the second wife of Raja Jaafar Raja Muda on Oct 6 last year between 6pm and 11pm at Km 63, Jalan Sumpitan in the district of Larut, Matang and Selama.

The trio are being charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Meanwhile, an employee at the Istana Raja Di Hilir, Tengku Aristonsjah Tengku Mohamad Ansany, 40, and Rahim Ismail, 46, who has no permanent job, are being charged with conspiracy with the three accused in causing Hasleza's death.