A WOMAN was charged in a magistrate’s court in Marang today with the murder of her business partner.

Nooraini Remali, 35, nodded after the charge was read out to her before magistrate Zur Azureen Zainalkefli.

No plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Nooraini was charged with murdering Norzihan Abd Karim, 65, in front of the Telekom Malaysia guard post, at Batu 23 in Kuala Berang, near Hulu Terengganu, between 3.20am and 4am on November 1.

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

The court set January 15 next year for mention pending the chemist report.

Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Akmal Mohd Jazlee prosecuted while lawyer Abdul Hayyi Salim represented the accused. – Bernama, November 15, 2023.