A TRAFFIC policeman with the rank of lance corporal was charged in the Kuching magistrate's court today with murder over the fatal shooting of a man at Jalan Stephen Yong last month.
According to reports in The Borneo Post, Genesis Mitchell David Reddy, 30, nodded after the charge was read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
However, no plea was taken as murder falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Genesis was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code with murdering Muhammad Zaki Iderus, 34, by fatally shooting him at Jalan Stephen Yong on April 26.
The court also fixed June 10 for next mention of the case pending the chemist’s report.
Genesis was represented by National Legal Aid Foundation counsels Russell Lim and Brandon Ting.
The case came to light on the morning of April 26 when two men arrived at the Batu Kawa police station around 5.30am, reporting that their friend, Muhammad Zaki, had been shot while inside a car.
Police later found the victim dead with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi, the suspects were arrested at various locations between 4pm and 5.30pm the same day, just hours after the initial report.
A pistol loaded with 10 bullets was also seized during the arrests. - May 7, 2025
