KLUANG: A masseuse was charged at the Magistrate Court here today with the murder of her boyfriend last month.
Ng Choon Wah, 53, together with another suspect who is still at large, is accused of causing the death of Ng Kin Hock, 52, at a house in Taman Bahagia here at about 12.30 am on Jan 28.
The victim's body was found at a rubber plantation in Jalan Nyior three days after the murder.
Choon Wah was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
She nodded when asked if she understood the charge after it was read in front of Magistrate Nuruhuda Mohd Yusof.
No bail was offered for the accused.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Norafiah Saini appeared for the prosecution.
Nuruhuda then set March 24 for mention of the case.