THE Kota Baru Sessions Court today ordered a man who pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to murder his father to undergo a psychiatric examination.

Muhamad Nur Amin Azmail, 28, was charged with knowingly attempting to murder Azmail Mohd Salmon, 66, by stabbing the victim in the neck with a knife at a house near Bachok, Kelantan, at 10.40 am on August 24.

The charge against the accused is for attempted murder under Section 307 of the Penal Code which provides a maximum jail term of 20 years, if convicted.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Wan Nurul Hanini Wan Ahmad Shukry told the court that the accused had been undergoing psychiatric treatment at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital for the past five years and requested that the accused be referred to the Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak for the psychiatric examination.

Judge Ahmad Bazli Bahruddin allowed the request and set September 30 for mention.

The media previously reported that a government retiree suffered injuries after being stabbed by his mentally-ill son for allowing his granddaughter to cry continuously. – Bernama, September 1, 2021.