Balia Yusof J:

The accused was charged for the murder of one Sujitha a/p Subramaniam which according to the charge preferred against him took place between 2.15pm and 9pm on 13 April 2000 at the KM 88 Lebuhraya Persekutuan Ipoh/Kuala Lumpur. The charge against him reads as follows:

Bahawa kamu, pada 13 Ogos 2000, diantara jam 2.15 petang hingga 9.00 malam, di Kilometer 88, Jalan Persekutuan Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur, Behrang Station, di dalam Daerah Batang Padang, di dalam Negeri Perak, telah melakukan pembunuhan dengan menyebabkan kematian Sujitha a/p Subramaniam, KPT. No: 771003-02-5576, oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

On 14 August 2000 at about 2pm one Mohd. Arif bin Pandak Kamal (SP2) while doing supervisory work on pipe laying for water supply project in the Slim River area stumbled upon a dead body and went to report the same to SP1 who was on duty at the Balai Polis Behrang Station. Upon receiving the information SP1 together with a colleague went to the scene and discovered a body of a female wearing a dark colored bra and clad in blue jeans. The face was covered with blood and there were wounds o