KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here set June 21 for mention of a case involving a married couple charged with murdering a four-year-old boy.

       Lower Court assistant registrar Dora Undau set the date when the case came up for mention on Monday (May 9) following an application by the prosecution pending a chemist's report.

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       The couple, Ling Kok Liang, 51, and wife Wendy Chai Xue Zhen, 36, were guardians of the child, Eric Chang Wei Jiw, and were charged with murdering the boy at 1493, Lorong 2, Taman Riverview, Jalan Daya, Bintawa, Kuching here, between 5pm last March 4 and 9.15am on March 8.

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       The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides the death sentence upon conviction.

       The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Chuan Yi, while the couple was unrepresented. - Bernama