00:01A 19-year-old man has been charged at the Kuantan Magistrate's Court with the murder of his girlfriend, a
00:08student at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Polytechnic.
00:11F. Alan Steve Kumar was accused of killing 19-year-old M. Elisa Jonova at a rented house in Jalan
00:18Ayaputih II between 4.32am and 4.55am on Oktober 6.
00:23The charge was read out before Magistrate Tuan Ruzwaini Tuan Lah.
00:28The accused, who was unrepresented, nodded to show he understood the charge.
00:34No plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
00:39Alan was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or 30 to 40 years
00:46jail upon conviction.
00:47If not sentenced to death, he must also receive at least 12 strokes of the cane.
00:54Police investigations revealed that the victim, from Kedah, rented the house with several other students.
01:00Her boyfriend, from Pera, had previously studied with the victim but dropped out.
01:06He is believed to have arrived at the house a week before the incident, which police believe to have stemmed
01:12from jealousy.
01:13A post-mortem examination found that the victim died from strangulation.
01:18The case returns to court on November 12.
