Teenage boy charged with murder of elderly woman
CHARGED: The juvenile being escorted by police at the courthouse Sunday.
A teenage boy was charged in the Magistrate's Court today with the murder of an elderly woman last month.
The 15-year-old was charged with the murder of Jariah Abu Bakar, 62, at a unit of Block 9, Felda Lok Heng Barat here at 12.05pm on July 22.
No plea was recorded after the charge was read out before Kota Tinggi Sessions Court assistant registrar Hairul Azhar Muhamad.
The court set Sept 8 for mention pending the post-mortem report.
Deputy public prosecutor Natassa Zaini appeared for the prosecution.
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