Two charged with murder of man in Johor

KULAI: Two men were jointly charged for the murder of a man whose charred body was found in a burnt car last month.
Hon Lih Ting, 32, from Kulai, and Cheng Pei Hua, 33, from Pontian, are alleged to have murdered Lam Kok Poh, 28, between 12am to 2am on July 16, at Kampong Melayu, on the road leading from Jalan Kulai Besar to Simpang Renggam.
No plea was recorded after the charge was read out to them before magistrate Ahmad Farid Ahmad Kamal.
They are liable to face the death penalty for the charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Ahmad Farid set Oct 16 for mention, pending the completion of the post-mortem, forensics and chemistry reports.
Hon was represented by defence counsel Mohammad Abd. Kadir while Cheng was represented by Yap Che Kai.

Prosecuting Officer Inspector Mohd Roslan Mohamad prosecuted.