KUALA LUMPUR: Two men were charged at the Selayang magistrate's court here today with the murder of a Bangladeshi welder, whose body was found with his hands and feet tied by a roadside last year.
Iron factory worker Md Mojibur Rahman, 30, who is also a Bangladeshi, and an unemployed Malaysian, K. Visvanathan, 57, nodded after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate Nur Hafizah Rajuni.
No plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The two men, both unrepresented, were jointly charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code with murdering Khalek Sheikh, 41, by the roadside of Jalan Bestari Jaya-Rawang, Batu Arang, here between 9pm and 9.40pm on Dec 29, 2022.
They face the death sentence if found guilty of the offence.
The court fixed April 5 for mention. - Bernama