THREE Orang Asli men were charged in a magistrate’s court in Pekan today with the murder of a 14-year-old Orang Asli girl.

The three accused – Rosli Bakar, 29; Helmat, 22; and Murad Ahmad, 26 – nodded after the charge was read out to them, but no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

The three, who are odd-job workers, were jointly charged with murdering the girl in a forest area near an old cemetery in Bukit Ibam, Muadzam Shah, Rompin, between 11.15pm on August 20 and 7am the following day.

The charge, framed under section 302 of the penal code, provides for the death sentence upon conviction.

The court set November 3 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor Luqman Hakim Mohamad Usari prosecuted while the accused are represented by lawyer Ahmad Deniel Roslan. – Bernama, August 29, 2022.