AN unemployed man was charged at the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court today with murdering his father.

The accused, Pang Kar Foong, 49, appeared calm while the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Noor Azreen Liana Mohd Darus.

No plea was recorded. Murder cases are remitted to the High Court.

He was alleged to have intentionally caused the death of Pang Kei Tat, 75, by using a bottle and a fragment of a soy sauce bottle at a house on Jalan Besar K/B Gunung Rapat, at about 6.30pm on September 12.

Murder is a capital offence and the accused faces the mandatory death sentence, if convicted.

Deputy public prosecutor K. Darinee appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by counsel R. Rajasegaran.

The court set November 9 for re-mention pending the post-mortem report.

Meanwhile, Rajasegaran told reporters that his client needs to get follow-up mental treatment at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta. – Bernama, September 21, 2020.