AN Indian national was charged in the Ayer Keroh magistrate’s court today with murdering a pensioner last month.

S. Logamurugan, 27, together with another person still at large, was charged with murdering Sa’adon Sahat, 57, behind a three-storey building on Jalan PPM 4, Plaza Pandan Malim, between 2.44am and 3.10am last February 27.

He was charged under section 302 of the penal code, which provides for the death penalty.

Deputy public prosecutor Fiqri Hakim Zamri did not request bail for the accused, who was unrepresented.

Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman then set May 10 for mention and submission of a post-mortem report. – Bernama, March 27, 2023.