Teen faces murder charge in Bandar Utama school killing

However, no plea is recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

A 14-year-old boy was charged in the Petaling Jaya magistrates’ court today with the murder of a female student on Oct 14.

PETALING JAYA:

 A 14-year-old student of a secondary school in Bandar Utama here was charged at the magistrates’ court here today with the murder of a female schoolmate.

The charge was read to him before magistrate Amira Sariaty Zainal. However, no plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

The proceedings were conducted behind closed doors as the case involves a juvenile.

The teen is accused of fatally stabbing a 16-year-old schoolmate at the girls’ toilet at a school in Bandar Utama here on Oct 14 between 9.20am and 9.35am.

Deputy public prosecutors Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin, Aqharie Durranie Aziz and Nur Sabrina Zubairi handled the prosecution.

Lawyer Anwar Ezzad Zainal represented the accused.

Earlier, the accused arrived in an unmarked police van at about 8.30am. He was escorted into the court complex through an alternative route, avoiding media members waiting at the building lobby. - FMT