00:01A 49-year-old woman was charged at the Ipoh Magistrate's Court on Friday with murdering her elderly mother.
00:08Chu Lungtai was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Norizan Ridwan.
00:14The accused, who was unrepresented, said she understood the charge after it was read to her in Cantonese by an
00:21interpreter.
00:22No plea was recorded, as murder cases fall under the High Court's jurisdiction.
00:27Chu is accused of murdering 70-year-old Ching Lai Keng at a house in Taman Wang, Menglembu, on the
00:34night of September 27.
00:36Earlier reports said the victim, who was bedridden and required constant care, was found with a stab wound to her
00:43chest.
00:43She had just been brought home from an elder care centre in Pusing.
00:48Police believe she was stabbed by her daughter.
00:50The accused reportedly has a history of mental health treatment.
00:54When the court asked whether she took psychiatric medication, Chu could not give a definite answer.
01:00The magistrate ordered her to be referred to a specialist for psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is fit to
01:07stand trial.
01:08The court set November 2 for submission of the psychiatric report and related documents.
