A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was charged in the Ayer Keroh magistrates’ court today with the murder of his younger brother.

He was charged with murdering his nine-year-old brother at a house in Kampung Bukit Piatu in Melaka Tengah between 11.30am and 12.35pm on July 5.

The charge, framed under section 302 of the penal code, carries the death sentence.

Proceedings were held behind closed doors before magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman as the accused is a minor. The accused was ordered to be sent to Permai Hospital in Tampoi, Johor, for psychiatric observation.

The court fixed August 22 for mention.

Deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Ehsan Nasarudin prosecuted, while the accused was unrepresented.

Based on previous media reports, the younger sibling is believed to have been strangled to death. – Bernama, July 18, 2023.