00:01A 71-year-old man was charged in the magistrate's court in Kota Kinabalu on Friday with the murder
00:08of his former fiancé, whose dismembered body was found in dustbins across the Inda Permai
00:14Township in Serpangar. No plea was recorded from Piluta Samad when he was brought before
00:20Magistrate Zul Elmi Yunus. He is charged with murdering 44-year-old Hamida Husin alias Lisa
00:27on February 11, 2026, between 6pm and 7pm, at an unnumbered house in Kampung Sri Kenangan, Jalan Sepanggar.
00:37The case will be transferred to the High Court, where Piluta will enter his plea under Section 302
00:43of the Penal Code. If convicted, he faces the death penalty or life imprisonment of 30 to 40 years.
00:50On Thursday, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jaute Dekun confirmed that police investigations
00:57into the brutal killing had been completed and that the prosecution would file charges. He added
01:03that Piluta's three children could be called as witnesses during the trial. On February 12,
01:08City Hall garbage collectors discovered human body parts while carrying out routine duties in Inda
01:14Permai at around 6.30am. Piluta was arrested later that evening at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
01:21where he was receiving treatment for a health condition.
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