IPOH – It is now a murder case, say police on the death of a security guard who was attacked while on duty at the swimming pool of a condominium here last December.
Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the case was referred to the prosecutor’s office yesterday, suggesting for a heavier penalty to be imposed on the suspect.
“The police had reclassified the case on the day the victim died under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and the suspect could face death by hanging if found guilty.
“The case is still awaiting further instructions from the prosecutor’s office,” he said in a statement last night.
Mior said last Saturday that, following the incident on December 29, the police had opened an investigation paper under Section 326 of the Penal Code (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means).
The suspect had been charged at the Ipoh magistrates’ court on January 6 with case mention set for September 9.
He said investigations revealed that the suspect was dissatisfied with the security guard for stopping his son from using the swimming pool, which was closed to the public at that time.
He added that the security guard died at his house last Friday and the post-mortem conducted at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here revealed the cause of death to be lung sepsis.
Earlier, Mior had said the incident caused dissatisfaction among the victim’s family members, who claim his death was due to the assault incident, and have re-uploaded recordings and photos of the incident.
He also advised the public not to speculate on the case as court proceedings are still ongoing. – Bernama, August 31, 2021
