Hospital shooting: Guard charged with murder

KLANG: A hospital guard was charged at the Magistrate''s Court here today with the murders of his two colleagues at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital carpark here last month.
Abdul Aziz Miew Yong, 36, from Sabah, is charged with two counts of murder over the shooting of P Mailvaganam, 47, and S. Gunasilan, 22, on Aug 27 at the hospital''s carpark at 5.45am.

The two charges were framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Abdul Aziz nodded that he understood the charge when it was read to him before Magistrate Liew Horng Bin. No plea was recorded.

The prosecution is conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Shahrul Ekhsan Hasim while the accused in unrepresented.

Liew fixed Nov 4 for mention.

- Bernama