KUALA KANGSAR: The Sessions Court here today ordered a man who pleaded guilty to attempting to murder and raping a woman to undergo a psychiatric assessment at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Tanjung Rambutan.
Judge Nuur Hafiedzah Md Daud issued the order against Marwan Mohd Nor, 38, under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code after observing the accused’s demeanour when he pleaded guilty to both charges.
Earlier, Marwan pleaded guilty to both charges and appealed to the court to impose the maximum sentence for the rape charge.
According to the first charge, the accused was alleged to have attempted to murder a 20-year-old woman, causing her injuries by the roadside along the Felda Lasah-Lintang road, at Lubuk Kelah Lintang, Sungai Siput, at about 11.20 pm on Nov 3.
