00:01Four men were charged at the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court on Monday with the murder of a businessman whose body
00:07was found dumped in a river earlier this month.
00:10S. Yogaswaran, aged 40, Lim Yongming, 26, N. Achutan, 32, and Hao Han Wei, 33, nodded in understanding as the
00:20charge was read before Magistrate Mustakim Sukarno.
00:23No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
00:27The four are accused of jointly murdering 39-year-old Lo Kai Xian between July 29 and August 3, allegedly
00:35in front of an eatery in Tamanshri Skudai, Johor Bahru, and at Sungai Tanjung Sembrong in Batu Pahat.
00:40The charge is framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or up to 40
00:47years imprisonment with whipping if convicted.
00:50Police say the victim was reported missing by his wife on July 29 before his body was found floating in
00:55the river, wrapped in a net.
00:57Initial investigations suggest the victim was strangled with his hands bound in adhesive tape.
01:02Police believe the killing was motivated by a debt.
01:05The court fixed October 14 for the case to be mentioned again, pending post-mortem, DNA, CCTV, and mobile phone
01:13forensic reports.
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