KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman was charged at the magistrate's court here today with murdering his domestic helper last month.
Stevent Anthony, 31, was accused of murdering Tamilarasi Kumar, an Indian citizen, at a house in Titiwangsa between 4am and 10.55am on Sept 24.
He was brought before magistrate Khairunissak Hassni after being held under a nine-day remand order.
The accused nodded to indicate that he understood the charge, which was read out in court.
The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death penalty or a jail term of between 30 and 40 years, and not fewer than 12 strokes of the rotan, upon conviction.
