KUALA LUMPUR: A car washer was brought before the Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of murdering a lorry driver in a fatal accident on Jalan Kuching here earlier this month.
Mohamad Imran Taj Maloor, 32, nodded in understanding after the charge was read out before Magistrate Faezahnoor Hassan.
No plea was recorded from the accused, as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
He is accused of killing Indonesian lorry driver Yudi Hartono, 39, on Jalan Kuching heading from the city centre towards Segambut at 4.44 am on Nov 4.
The charge is framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of up to 40 years and, where the death penalty is not imposed, not fewer than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Vivi Asnita Zaina’Larifin, while the accused was represented by lawyer Azleen Farahannis.
No bail was allowed, and the court set Jan 28 next year for mention.
Meanwhile, in a statement today, Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said that preliminary investigations found the car driven by the accused, with a 46-year-old male passenger, had struck the rear right side of the lorry.
“As a result of the collision, the lorry veered onto the left road shoulder while its driver, a 39-year-old Indonesian man, suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene,” he said.
According to Mohd Zamzuri, an EBA II breath test recorded a blood alcohol reading of 61 mg/100ml for the car driver, while his passenger recorded 67 mg/100ml. — BERNAMA