IPOH -A businessman initially charged with causing grevious hurt to a security guard now faces an amended charge of murder following the victim’s death last month.
State Deputy Public Prosecutor director Azalina Rashdi requested for discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) for the initial charge under Section 335 of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation.
The video of the incident had since gone viral on social media after the security guard’s family was dissatisfied with the post-mortem report and claimed the victim had died from injuries sustained in the assault.
The charge was amended after the case has been reclassified as murder of the security guard, who was attacked while on duty at the swimming pool of the condominium in December last year.
However, no plea was recorded from Ahmad Noor Azhar Muhammad, 33, after the amended charge was read out to him before Magistrate Noor Azreen Liana Mohd Darus.
According to the charge, Ahmad Noor Azhar was charged with murdering S. Thava Sagayam, 64, on the 7th floor of Menara Majestic, Jalan CM Yusuff here, between 8 am and 9.30 am on Dec 29 last year.
If convicted, the charge is punishable by death under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
