Augustine Paul J:

In this case the accused was charged with an offence of murder. The charge reads as follows:

Bahawa kamu pada 27hb Disember 2000 jam di antara 11.45 malam hingga 1.30 pagi 28hb Disember 2000 di depan rumah No. 3E, Pearl Tower, OG Heights, Jalan Awan Cina, di dalam Daerah Brickfields, di dalam Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, melakukan pembunuhan dengan menyebabkan kematian kepada seorang lelaki Cina yang bernama Teoh Boon Teik, KPT: 591225-08-6181 dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

The accused claimed trial to the charge. The prosecution called a total of 26 witnesses in support of its case. Deva Krishnan a/l Murugiah (PW4) is the manager of Syarikat Reza Sekuriti which provided security services to OG Heights Condominum. On 27 December 2000 he was informed by his supervisor that a male Chinese was lying in front of Door E, 3rd Floor, Pearl Tower, OG Heights Condominium with blood on the floor. While on the way to the scene he informed University Hospital and the police of the incident. On arrival at the security office at the scene he saw Chong Hon Loong (PW6) lying down i