Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
He is accused of causing the death of his mother, Catherine Daniel at their home in Taman OUG, Brickfields, between March 21 and 26, 2021.
KUALA LUMPUR - A man was charged at the Magistrate's Court today with murdering his mother, whose body was found in a freezer on Nov 12.
N. Deanesh, 53, nodded when the charge was read before Magistrate Atiqah Mohamed @ Mohamad Saim. However, no plea was recorded as the offence is under the High Court's jurisdiction.
He is accused of causing the death of his mother, Catherine Daniel, 77, at their home in Taman OUG, Brickfields, between March 21 and 26, 2021.
The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, along with not less than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurainizatul Farhana Zainal appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
On Nov 12, Bernama reported the arrest of a man following the discovery of a woman's body in a freezer at a house in Taman OUG.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa confirmed that police received the information about the body at 8.48 am on Nov 12, leading to the man’s arrest. - BERNAMA
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