COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
SALMAN KASSIM – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual overview of murder case (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. defense claim of grave and sudden provocation (Para 3) |
| 3. nature of murder charge requirements under cpc (Para 4 , 5 , 7 , 10) |
| 4. legal requirements for murder charges. (Para 6) |
| 5. understanding the sufficiency of charge information (Para 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 19) |
[1] Here is a case of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend. Apparently there was a quarrel at her rented room between the two of them over her seeing someone else. There were multiple stab wounds found on her body with 3 fatal wounds on her neck and one on her chest. He admitted that he inflicted those wounds on her. When he realised she was dead, he panicked and slashed his own wrist in what he said was an attempt to commit suicide.
[2] He came down from the rented room to a sundry shop downstairs and asked for help to call the police and to inquire on the location of the place. He was arrested when the police came. The police also combed the room and recovered the weapon used for the killing ie the knife and the clothing of the deceased as well as some clothing of the accused.
[3] His defence was in essence a "grave and sudden provocation." He said he was so c
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