Mohd Arraffat Taufik (centre) has been charged with causing the death of constable Muhammad Iqbal Mazlan on April 17 between 1am to 2am along Jalan Utama in George Town, Penang. ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: A 35-year-old kuih seller has been charged with the murder of a police constable who was killed while on duty.
Mohd Arraffat Taufik nodded his head when the court interpreter read out the charge in Bahasa Malaysia.
No plea was recorded after the charge was read to him before magistrate Jamaliah Abd Manap.
Based on the charge sheet, Mohd Arraffat is charged with causing the death of 22-year-old constable Muhammad Iqbal Mazlan between 1am and 2am on April 17 along Jalan Utama.
Kuih seller charged with murder of policeman 23 Apr 2021 / 15:49 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
GEORGE
TOWN: A kuih seller was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a policeman, last week.
Mohd Arafat Taufik, 35, nodded his head after the charge was read out to him before magistrate Jamaliah Abd Manap.
However, no plea was recorded from the accused as murder cases come under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Mohd Arafat was charged with causing the death of Constable Muhammad Iqbal Mazlan, at Jalan Utama here, between 1am and 2am, on April 17.
According to the charge sheet, the accused was alleged to have ridden his motorcycle in a reckless manner before ramming into the victim’s motorcycle, causing him to fall and resulting in his death.