KUCHING, Oct 13: A man who spent years facing a murder charge over the death of his girlfriend’s two-year-old son walked free from the High Court today.

Judicial Commissioner Zaleha Mohd Yusuf Pan ordered the discharge and acquittal of the 28-year-old accused, concluding that the prosecution failed to make out a prima facie case by the time it closed its evidence.

She said the testimony from both sides fell short of proving the offence, and that nothing solid showed the accused was present when the crime took place.

The man had been accused of killing the child at an unnumbered house in Kampung Buda, Spaoh, in Betong between 8am and 10am on June 6, 2021.