A woman from China, who was a student at a university in Malaysia, has been sent to the psychiatric hospital, Hospital Bahagia, in Tanjung Rambutan, Perak, following her arrest for the stabbing rampage in Kajang, which injured many.
The student, 24-year-old Liu Ting, has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination for a month starting yesterday (August 20).
Judge Normastura Ayub and Magistrate Fatin Dayana Jalil made this decision after allowing the prosecution’s application, when the accused appeared confused and did not understand the charges read out in Mandarin against her.
The Chinese national who went on a rampage in Kajang was charged in court
She was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years, or a fine or whipping, or any two of them, if convicted.
Liu Ting was charged with eight counts of attempted murder and causing injury involving seven victims, and the court did not grant bail to the accused. At the Sessions Court, Liu pleaded not guilty to three charges, namely, with intent to kill two men aged 19 and 21, and causing injury to a 35-year-old woman.
The charge is under Section 307 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine, and if the act causes injury to any person, the offender can be sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison, if convicted.
For two other charges, she also pleaded not guilty to causing bodily harm to a 60-year-old woman by slashing the victim’s right arm using a knife, and stabbing a 27-year-old man in the stomach with a knife. Both charges were brought under Section 326 of the Penal Code, which provides for a prison sentence of up to 20 years and a fine or whipping if convicted.
Meanwhile, in the Magistrate’s Court, the accused was charged with intentionally causing injury to a 53-year-old woman and two men, aged 21 and 49, using the same weapon at the same location and on the same date.
She was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years, or a fine or whipping, or any two of them, if convicted. However, the accused understood the three charges but remained silent and did not make any confession.
The prosecution in this case was led by Deputy Public Prosecutors Faelly Jeffrey Lanjungan and Siti Nur Alia Safri, while the accused was represented by lawyer TK Song, reported Berita Harian and China Press.
PDRM also revealed Liu Ting was under immense pressure over the bad treatment she received at the university during her studies.
Both courts set a re-mention of the case for the medical report on September 19.
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