DSP charged with murder of schoolboy

IPOH: A senior police officer was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of a secondary school boy last Friday.

No plea was recorded from the accused Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, 44, when the charge was read out before Magistrate S. Punitha, as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Mohd Nazri, whose rank is Deputy Superintendent (DSP) is accused of causing the death of Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie, 17, near Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jati here between 12.05 pm and 12.40 pm on Dec 15.

He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which is punishable by the death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, and not less than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.

A team of Deputy Public Prosecutors appeared for the prosecution, led by DPP Azlina Rasdi with DPPs Khairul Azreem Mamat, Wan Azimah Yaacob, Afzainizam Abdul Aziz, Saiful Akmal Mod Said, Nasrul Hadi Abdul Ghani, J. Geetha and Low Qin Hui.