Sugarcane Seller Charged With Murdering Indonesian Maid

KLANG, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- A sugarcane juice seller was charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Friday with the murder of Indonesian maid Muntik.A.Murugan, 35, was charged with murdering Muntik, 36, at his house at No: 11, Jalan Datuk Yusof Shahbudin 6, Taman Sentosa, between Oct 18 and 20.No plea was recorded. He was not represented.Deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup applied to the court to transfer the case to the Shah Alam High Court on Tuesday on ground that it was a total public interest case.Magistrate Afifah Mamat@Yusof allowed the application and fixed Tuesday for mention in the Shah Alam High Court.Muntik, of Surabaya, died at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital here at 10am on Oct 26 after failing to respond to treatment