Balia Yusof J:

[1] 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 lebuh raya 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 s 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

[2] 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 on th