BUTTERWORTH: An unemployed man was charged in the magistrate's court today with murdering an elderly taxi driver last month.

S. Ganesan, 41, nodded after the charge was read to him before magistrate Aini Adilah Muhammad Faizal.

No plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

According to the charge sheet, Ganesan is accused of murdering Haron Chua Abdullah, 73, along the route from Jalan Tun Hamdan Sheikh Tahir to Jalan Permatang Pak Elong in Kepala Batas, between 2am and 4am on Oct 8.