Accused’s family to take civil action against those spreading slander in Bella murder case

May 7, 2024

Accused’s family to take civil action against those spreading slander in Bella murder case

BATU PAHAT: The family of the man accused of killing Mila Sharmila Samsusah and disposing of her body in an abandoned house is prepared to take civil action against any party, including the family of the victim,

Their lawyer, Syahril Anuar Harun, said that he was informed by the family of the accused, Mohammad Haikal Mahfuz, 24, to take this action to clear their name from slander thrown against them.

He said this was because the murder case only involved the accused and Mila Sharmila, also known as Bella, 32, without involving their family.

“As a result of this case, we found that they (the accused’s family) became victims of circumstances even though this happened without their knowledge.

“Throughout this case, the accused’s family never made any statements, yet they were impacted indirectly, and this should not have happened.

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“As a result, we have advised and also discussed with the family that we may take civil action against those who slandered the accused’s family,” he said outside the Batu Pahat Court Complex today.

Earlier, Mohammad Haikal arrived at the Batu Pahat Magistrate’s Court for the mention of permission to transfer the murder case involving Mila Sharmila last December.

Also present were Mohammad Haikal’s parents who wanted to hear the proceedings faced by the accused, who is also a former postman.

When asked if the action was directed at Bella’s family, Syahril Anuar stated that he did not deny that and explained that civil action was taken against them due to too many issues and slanders thrown on social media.

“This is not a new issue (slander), it has happened many times before….

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“There are slanders that are still happening until now; we will see which ones are relevant and applicable to take action.

“We don’t want to accuse blindly, but we see there are still accusations and slanders directed towards the accused’s family,” he said.

Bella was reported missing on the night of December 14 last year, before her incomplete remains were found at an abandoned rental house 36 days after her disappearance.

The single mother of two is believed to have been murdered by her boyfriend, who is currently being charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code.