Man charged with murdering mother, hacking body into 15 pieces
Ng Yu Lim had been treated as a mental patient at a private hospital in Penang 20 years ago but did not receive any follow-up treatment.
A man was charged at the Parit Buntar Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murdering his mother and hacking her into 15 pieces which were disposed of in a septic tank at a house.
No plea was recorded from Ng Yu Lim, 42, after the charge was read out to him before magistrate Muhammad Syaiful Akmal Mohamad Razi.
He was charged with murdering Ong Suan Bee, 68, at a house in Taman Kerian between 2.30am and 3am on May 26.
The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides the death sentence upon conviction.
The court fixed July 27 for the procurement of a medical report.
On June 4, police arrested Ng after the detection of a foul stench which led to the discovery of 15 dismembered body parts of an elderly woman in a septic tank. They also seized a machete, two knives, and other items believed to have been used by Ng.
Ng, the eldest of three siblings, had received treatment as a mental patient at a private hospital in Penang 20 years ago.
He had not received any follow-up treatment for his condition since then, police said.
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