A WOMAN and her boyfriend were today charged in a magistrate’s court in Petaling Jaya with the murder of her five-year-old son.

Mary Teh May Yee, 44, and lorry driver S. Puvaneswaran, 29, 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.

They were jointly charged with murdering Joseph Teh at a house in Taman Puncak Jalil, Seri Kembangan, Selangor at 12.55am on August 22.

The charge, framed under section 302 of the penal code and read together with section 34 of the same law, provides for the death sentence, if found guilty.

In the same court,  Puvaneswaran was also charged with giving a false statement to constable Rashmit Kaur Harpajan Singh.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Seri Kembangan police station at 2.57am on August 22.

The charge, framed under section 182 of the penal code, provides for imprisonment of up to six months or a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both, if found guilty.

Magistrate Shahril Anuar Ahmad Mustapa set October 2 for mention of both cases.

Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Sofea Jaysal prosecuted while both accused were unrepresented. – Bernama, September 1, 2023.