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03 August 2012| last updated at 05:24PM

Trial of Sichan's murder goes to Penang High Court

By LOOI SUE-CHERN

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BUKIT MERTAJAM: The trial of a hardware trader and his wife charged with murdering their Cambodian maid was transferred to the Penang High Court today.

 

Soh Chew Tong, 43, and his wife Chin Chui Ling, 41, were charged at the magistrate's court with murdering their maid Mey Sichan, 24, at their home in Taman Asas Murni here between Jan 1 and April 1.
 
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurdeenie Abdul Rashid prosecuted before magistrate Arif Mohamad Shariff.
 
Sichan had been working for the couple for several months when she was found dead on March 31, allegedly due to prolonged starvation. 
 
She had injuries on her body and weighed only 26kg when she was discovered.
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