24-year-old Lee Wei Shen was charged in a Malaysian court on 4 July for the murder of his 16-year-old girlfriend, according to The Star and Sin Chew Daily.
He was accused of committing the murder at a home in Kampung Idaman, Panndamaran in Klang on 26 June, at about 3.40am.
His charges in Malay were translated into Mandarin and read to him by a Chinese interpreter, which the unrepresented man understood.
Background
Lee allegedly murdered a 16-year-old girl in the single-storey terrace house.
He had brought the girl to his room at about 2am and they then had an argument, which resulted in her death, according to The New Straits Times.
Preliminary investigations by the Malaysian police showed that Lee had carried the girl out of his room to the porch and sought help from his family members.
The victim was found with scratches and bruises on her face and neck.
She was shown to have died from asphyxiation that was believed to have been caused by being smothered with a pillow, according to a post-mortem.
The pillow allegedly used in the murder has been labelled as evidence in the case.
The 16-year-old victim was a student at a Klang Valley school.
The case has been adjourned to 7 September while waiting for the full autopsy, toxicology and forensic reports, and if he is convicted, Lee faces the death penalty under Malaysian law.