Teen charged with murdering mum, older brother

A 17-year-old boy was charged at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court today with murdering his mother and biological elder brother, and injuring his younger brother.

In the first and second charges, the teenager was accused of causing the death of his 51-year-old mother and 21-year-old biological brother at No 7, Jalan RM3, Taman Rambai Mutiara, in the Melaka Tengah district between 5 and 5.30am on June 12.

He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment for not less than 30 years but not more than 40 years, and if not sentenced to death, can be whipped not less than 12 strokes.

No plea was recorded from the accused when the charge was read out in Mandarin by the court interpreter, as the murder charge falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

In the third charge, the 17-year-old was accused of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to his 13-year-old younger brother by using a folding knife at the same location on the same date and time.

He was charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code for causing grievous bodily harm, which provides for a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine or whipping.

The teenager, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Deputy public prosecutor Farah Nabihah Sofian prosecuted while the accused was represented by lawyer Cassian Anthony, with no bail offered for all three charges.

Magistrate Uthman Abd Ghani set July 24 for the case to be mentioned again.

Death from stabbing

On June 12, it was reported that a female teacher and her eldest child died while her youngest child was seriously injured, believed to have been stabbed by a teenage boy.

The single mother and her son were found lying in a pool of blood in the living room.

Police arrested the suspect, who was found outside the house in a daze at the time.

The weapon, a 20cm folding knife with blood stains, believed to have been used in the incident, was discovered in a school bag outside the house.

- Bernama

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