IPOH, Oct 2 — A 49-year-old housewife was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of her 70-year-old bedridden mother in Menglembu last week.
Chew Loong Thye indicated that she understood the charge after it was read to her in Cantonese before Magistrate Norizan Riduan, NST reported.
No plea was recorded as capital murder offences fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court.
Chew is accused of murdering her mother, Ching Lai Kheng, at a house in Taman Wang, Menglembu, between 7.15pm and 7.30pm on Sept 27.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years upon conviction.
