By Dorcas Ting
KUCHING, May 9: The forensics report for 4-year-old Eric Chang is not ready, so the Magistrate’s Court here fixed June 21 for further mention for the prosecution to tender the forensic report of the deceased.
The accused, a caretaker and her husband who are suspected to be involved in the alleged murder of the boy, were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and read together with Section 34 of the same Code, which carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Caretaker Wendy Chai Xue Zhen, 37, and her husband Ling Kok Liang, 51, were brought before the Magistrate’s Court here today for the mention of the case.
No plea was taken before Subordinate Court registrar Morni Lita Mokhtar pending the forensics report of the deceased being presented.
Morni Lita who was sitting in for Magistrate Zaiton Anuar today fixed June 21 for further mention of the case.
The accused were charged with murdering the Chang at their house in Taman Riverview between March 4, 2022 at about 5pm to March 7 at about 9.15am.
Both the accused and Chang’s parents were arrested by the police on March 11 to assist in the investigation.
However, both Chang’s parents were released after a police investigation and the caretaker and her husband were further detained by the police where they have remained under police remand until today.
Police investigation revealed surveillance footage from a restaurant in Muara Tebas, showing both suspects carrying a polystyrene box suspected to contain Chang and dumping it at Muara Tebas Wharf, at about 9pm on March 6.
However, as of today, the body of the boy has yet to be recovered. — DayakDaily
