Seven men were charged in the Klang magistrate’s court today with murdering a security guard in what is believed to be a territorial war over security services at residential areas.
The seven, and few others still at large, are accused of murdering Muhammad Ridhzuan Che Bai, 26, with a parang at 2am on April 18 at the 11 Avenue residential area guardhouse in Bandar Bukit Raja, where the victim was on duty.
The accused – M. Yugaraj, 26; B. Saravanan, 33; N. Mageswaran, 25; N. Yogeswaran, 22; U. Kunalan, 22; C. Reshiwaran, 22 and E. Sasikumar, 26 – claimed trial to the charge under Section 302, read together with Section 149 of the Penal Code, which carries a mandatory death sentence.
Yugaraj and Saravanan were represented by P. Uthayakumar while the other five were represented by S. Saravanan. Uthayakumar told the court that Yugaraj and Saravanan were beaten while in police custody and suffered injuries.
Magistrate Mariam Maran Abdullah @ Lusia Muda Maran then ordered the police to send the two to a hospital for treatment. She fixed June 16 for next mention.
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01 MAY 2015
