IPOH: A man was charged at the magistrate's court here today with murdering his mother, last month.
K S Sugan, 36 nodded when the charge was read in Tamil by the court interpreter before magistrate Siti Nora Sharif.
No plea was entered as the case falls under the purview of the High Court.
Sugan was accused of murdering S. Indra, 60, at a house in Taman Restu Jaya between 1am and 9.30am on June 12.
He is charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which is punishable with death or imprisonment for between 30 and 40 years with not less than 12 strokes, if found guilty.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Nuranisah Ismah Muhammad Husaini while the accused was unrepresented.
The court set Aug 20 for mention pending the chemist reports.
It was reported that on June 12, police detained a man following the discovery of his mother's body in a house at Dataran Tasek Timur, Anjung Bercham.
The body of the woman in her 60s was found lying in the living room of the house with signs of injury and blood on her head.
The detention of the man in his 30s was confirmed by Ipoh district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad when contacted.