PETALING JAYA: Fourteen people, including two minors, have been charged at the magistrates' court in Gurun, Kedah, with the murder of a 19-year-old boy whose body was found dumped by the roadside last week.
The 12 adult accused include Yusman Hakimi Yusmezal, 24; Syafiq Afif Syarafuddin Abd Ghapar, 23; Ahmad Izzul Irfan Ridduan, 21; Zulfaqar Zulkarnain Khairol Fais, 21; Aiman Riduwan Abdullah, 21; and Ahmad Aiman Danial Ahmad Wizam, 21.
The others are Muqkriz Azizan, 21; Adam Haris Rosdan, 21; Asyraaf Zaidi, 20; Rhahimy Abdul Rashid, 19; Adam Iqbal Wazir, 19; and Azrul Rahimi Yusri, 18.
The two minors are aged 16 and 17, Utusan Malaysia reported.
No plea was recorded from the 14 after the charge was read before magistrate Anis Suraya Ahmad as murder cases fall under the High Court’s jurisdiction.
They are jointly charged with killing Haikal Shahrilnizam, 19, at a house in Jalan Sungai Petani, Gurun, between 9pm on Oct 5 and 7.30am on Oct 8.
The charge of murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code is punishable by death or 30 to 40 years in prison and whipping, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nik Nurhazirah Tuan Yahya prosecuted while three of the accused were represented by Ashraf Ahmad Sohaimi.
The 14 accused were not granted bail. The court fixed Dec 23 for mention.