Kota Kinabalu: A 40-year-old man charged with murdering a man in Beaufort four years ago will know on May 23 whether he will have to enter his defence or acquitted of the charge.
Published on: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
By: Jo Ann Mool
Hobalan is being pushed in a wheelchair to a waiting vehicle.
Kota Kinabalu: A 37-year-old restaurant owner was charged in court on Monday with murdering a man in Beaufort last year.
Hobalan N. Vello, was accused of committing the crime against Albert @ Recquel A Agang, 53, between 11.30pm on Dec 18, 2020 and 12.05am on Dec 19, 2020 outside the My Heaven Seafood restaurant in Beaufort.
No plea was recorded from Hobalan, who was brought before Sessions Court Judge Azreena Aziz, after the charge was read out to him.
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Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Amirah Muhammad Ali applied for a new mention date pending the post mortem’s report and also offered no bail to the accused.