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13 September 2012| last updated at 05:45PM

Student from Guatemala charged in court with attempted murder

By Jennifer Gomez

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PETALING JAYA: A college student from Guatemala was charged in the Sessions court, here, yesterday with attempted murder of a policeman by running over him with a car.

 John Bayron Coronado Toledo, 23, pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempting to murder Sazali Abdul Samek near a house in USJ, Subang Jaya at 9.25pm on May 26.
 Deputy public prosecutor Ching Kian Chun asked the court not to allow the accused bail because he did not have any valid travel documents on him.
 Judge Suraiya Mustafa Kamal made no order as to bail and set Oct 2 for mention.
 The charge under Section 307 of the Penal Code carries a maximum jail sentence of 20 years upon conviction.

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