below is the link to the article where a man charged with killing his mother:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=%2F2009%2F11%2F11%2Fnation%2F20091111140505

Summary:

22-year-old J. Saravanan was charged at a Magistrates Court here with murdering his mother K. Malilla, 47, using an iron rod at their home in Kampung MIC in Ulu Tiram. He stuffed his mother inside a travel bag. The accused J. Saravanan, 22, being brought to the Johor Baru magistrate's court.

Malilla’s body was discovered in the travel bag placed under the kitchen sink at their home after she was reported missing 24 hours earlier. The accused faces the death sentence if convicted under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. No plea was recorded.

Magistrate Hafizah Johor Ariff Johor ordered the case to be transferred to the High Court. DPP Rashidah Abdul Radzaz prosecuted while the accused was not represented.

Comments:

According to the article with the summary that showed on top, this is a murdering case which falls under public law which belongs to the category of criminal law. According to what we've seen in the article, J. Saravanan would face the death sentence if convicted under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. The article also stated that no plea was recorded which means there isn't any formal statement on behalf of J. Saravanan that statedguilt or innocence in response to a charge.