According to New Straits Times, the former cooking show participant and engineer, 33-year-old Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen Mohd Sulong, and her 40-year-old contractor husband, Mohammad Ambree Yunos @ Unos, were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
They were charged at the Magistrate’s Court in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah yesterday, 29 December. If convicted, they will face mandatory death sentences.
Based on the charge sheet, Etiqah and Ambree were accused of killing 28-year-old Nur Afiah Daeng Damin at a house in Amber Tower, Lido Avenue, Jalan Lintas, Penampang between 10 December and 13 December.
The couple was arrested on 14 December, which is a day after they lodged a police report claiming that they found their maid on the floor of their apartment.
They claimed that they had just returned from a holiday in Kundasang about 80km from Kota Kinabalu.
Both Etiqah and Ambree were released on bail on 21 December.