00:00A cook was charged at the Seremban magistrate's court on Tuesday with the fatal stabbing of his wife's 28-year-old lover.
00:07No plea was recorded from 31-year-old Zulazren Zakaria when the charge was read before magistrate Nurul Sakina Rosli.
00:15The father of two is accused of stabbing Mohammed Amirul Rashid Mohammed Niza in the chest at a house in Taman Seripagi on August 11.
00:24He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for Murder, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment between 30 and 40 years, along with at least 12 strokes of the cane if convicted.
00:37Deputy Public Prosecutor Nik Noor Akila Sharfa Nik Zaidi requested a later mention date, pending reports from the chemist's post-mortem and DNA tests.
00:47The court then fixed October 17 for the next mention and did not offer bail.
00:52A relative of the accused has appealed to the public to refrain from making comments on social media as the matter is now before the court.
01:01Police earlier confirmed the suspect's arrest, adding that preliminary investigations suggest the stabbing took place after he discovered his wife's affair.
01:10They also confirmed that the suspect has no prior criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
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