Nigerian Charged With Step Grandson S Murder At Flat

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A Nigerian man, Ibekwe Emeka Augustine, 42, has been charged with attacking his step-grandson, step-daughter, wife and son at a flat in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, last month. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: A Nigerian man has been charged with killing his step-grandson, sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, attacking his wife, attempted murder of his young son, and attempting suicide.
The charges were read to Ibekwe Emeka Augustine, 42, at his hospital bed in the presence of Sessions Court judge Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid and deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Sharizzat Amadan.
Augustine has been warded for injuries sustained after he had jumped from the third floor of the apartment.
Augustine was charged with the murder of his four-year-old step-grandson at a Danau Villa Apartment unit in Setapak, here between 7.45am and 8.15am on Nov 29; the charge carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
No plea was recorded for this charge as murder cases come under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
He pleaded guilty to:
Attempted suicide: the offence is punishable with a jail term of up to a year or a fine;Attempted murder of his seven-year-old son: punishable with a maximum sentence of 10 years’ jail and fineVoluntarily causing hurt to his 48-year-old wife: punishable with a prison term not exceeding seven years and a fine.Augustine pleaded not guilty to:
Sexually assaulting his 25-year-old stepdaughter that day; the charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ jail and whipping upon conviction.Self-administering the marijuana extract THC and morphine; the charge carries a maximum sentence of two years’ jail or a fine of up to RM5,000, and police supervision for three years upon conviction.Bail was not allowed and the court fixed Jan 11 for re-mention of two charges and also for sentencing for the four he had pleaded guilty to. - FMT

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