IPOH: The homestay guest at a condominium who assaulted a 64-year-old security guard in December last year, who later died in August has been charged with murder. No plea was recorded from businessman Ahmad Noor Azhar Muhammad, 33, after the murder charge was read to him before Magistrate Noor Azreen Liana Mohd Darus on Thursday (Sept 9). "I am requesting the court to withdraw the initial charge, and for the accused to be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder," she said. He had sustained injuries after he was assaulted by Ahmad Noor, and was brought to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in a semi-conscious state. When met outside the court, the watching brief lawyer of the guard’s wife, M. Kulasegaran said they were satisfied that the accused had been charged for murder.
