Guilty as charged: Soh pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court to causing the death of his friend in a fight that took place in a hotel’s parking lot in Genting Highlands. — Bernama
RAUB: A hotel room scalper has pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here to causing the death of his friend during a fight at a Genting Highlands hotel carpark near here two weeks ago.
Soh Kuang Liang, 38, from Bukit Beruang Utama, Melaka, admitted to committing the offence when he was brought before Sessions judge Ahmad Faizadh Yahaya yesterday.
He is accused of repeatedly punching the head of Har Chee Kong, 67, which resulted in fatal injuries, between 4.30pm and 5pm on July 26 at Pillar E5, B1 Sky Avenue Carpark in Genting Highlands.
Deputy public prosecutor S. Punitha appeared for the prosecution while Soh was unrepresented, Bernama reported.
He is charged under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code for committing culpable homicide, which is punishable with up to 30 years’ imprisonment and a fine, upon conviction.
The accused was not allowed bail and the judge set Sept 18 for mention, pending the autopsy and chemist’s reports.
On July 27, Bentong district police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar confirmed the discovery of a senior citizen’s lifeless body, with injuries on his face, at a car park in Genting Highlands.
Closed-circuit television recordings showed the victim brawling with a man in the hotel lobby before they moved to the car park and continued exchanging blows.
The men are suspected of having had a misunderstanding on room bookings at the hotel.
