A 20-year-old student was found dead, believed to have been murdered, at a condominium in Cyberjaya on June 24.
Now, a 19-year-old couple has been charged at the Magistrate’s Court today (July 10) for allegedly conspiring and murdering Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, according to Sinar Harian.
The male suspect was charged with murder
M. Sri Darvien and his girlfriend D. Thineswary nodded to indicate they understood the charges when they were read before Magistrate Khairatul Animah Jelani.
No plea was recorded from either of them, as murder charges fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
According to the charge, Sri Darvien is accused of murdering Maniishapriet at a condominium unit along Persiaran Multimedia between 9:11 PM and 11:31 PM on June 23.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction
The female suspect was charged with abetting the murder
Meanwhile, Thineswary was charged with abetting Sri Darvien in committing the murder at the same location at 12:30 p.m. on the same day.
She was charged under Section 109 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 302, which carries the same punishment.
China Press reported that police initially arrested four suspects in total. However, Sepang District Police later clarified that only the couple was charged, while the other two suspects were released.
No bail was granted, and the court has set September 11 for the next case mention, pending the submission of the post-mortem and chemistry reports.
