Kuching: The Magistrate's Court here has scheduled January 7 next year for the mention of a case involving a mechanic accused of killing a three-year-old girl in Kampung Rampangi, Santubong, near here, early last month.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Magistrate Nursyaheeqa Nazwa Radzali set the date following a request from Deputy Public Prosecutor Chuah Kai Sheng, who informed the court that the victim's autopsy report was still pending.

The accused, Mohammad Shukri Ryan, 32, faces charges of murdering Nurzahieyka Zainuddin at a house in Kampung Rampangi, Jalan Sultan Tengah, at 7:45 pm on October 7. The charge is framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which mandates the death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, along with not less than 12 strokes of the cane, if he is found guilty.