00:00A butcher pleaded not guilty in the Selayang Magistrate's Court on Friday to a charge of
00:10causing the death of his brother-in-law during a hunting trip in a forest reserve at Taman
00:15Pingiran Batu Caves last month. Muhammad Zaid Zakaria was accused of causing the death of
00:21Noor Azuar Juyob, aged 43, through a rash or negligent act at approximately 8 p.m. on September
00:2828. The 33-year-old was charged under Section 304A of the Penal Code, which provides for a
00:35maximum two-year imprisonment, a fine or both upon conviction. During proceedings, Deputy Public
00:42Prosecutor Ahmad Iqbal Azman offered bail at 15,000 ringgit with one surety and a condition
00:49for the accused to report to a nearby police station once a month pending the disposal of the
00:54case. The accused's counsel, Sukhdev Singh, however, requested a lower bail amount on the
01:00basis that his client is the sole provider for his wife and four children. Magistrate Sabrina
01:06Bakar alias Bahari granted bail of 6,000 ringgit with one surety, imposed the additional condition
01:13requested by the prosecution, and set December 18 for case mention. Previously, Burnama reported
01:20that four individuals were detained for suspected involvement in an incident where a man was
01:25shot, mistaken for a game animal while hunting in Batu Caves. The victim's body was taken
01:31to Semangol Perak and left by the roadside.
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