Saturday August 21, 2010
Boy charged in Child Court for murder
GEORGE TOWN: A 16-year-old boy has been charged in the Child Court here with the murder of his 13-year-old schoolmate. The Form Four student claimed trial yesterday to murdering R. Surendren at an apartment in Taman Sri Relau, Bayan Lepas, near here, between 8am and 1pm on Aug 11.
The offence carries the mandatory death sentence under Section 302 of the Penal Code, but the Child Act 2001 allows for an underage offender to be detained at the pleasure of the Ruler of the state.
Serious offence: The 16-yearold being escorted by the cops to be charged for killing his schoolmate at the magistrate’s court in George Town, Penang yesterday.
The family members of both boys were present in court. The accused, who is being held at the Sungai Petani juvenile detention centre in Kedah, was represented by S. Yagoo, while Jagdeep Singh Deo and R.S.N. Rayer held a watching brief for Surendren’s family. DPP Mukriz Mat Rus sought a mention date pending the post-mortem and chemist reports.
Magistrate Noor Aini Yusof fixed Sept 24 for mention. Approached by pressmen outside the courtroom, Surendren’s father K. Ramesh, 38, said he hoped justice would be served. “Whatever happens, my son will not be with me again,” he said. It was reported that Ramesh found his son dead in a pool of blood with his throat slit in a bedroom at their home.
