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The pair (centre & right) are accused of murdering Mr Manap Sarlip (left), outside the couple's flat at Block 74 Whampoa Drive on July 1 last year. -- PHOTOS: LIM SIN THAI, KUA CHEE SIONG (ST), ROY ZUL
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THE wife of a slain disc jockey and her alleged teenage accomplice are expected to go on trial next month for murder.
Aniza Essa, 25, and Muhammad Nasir Abdul Aziz, 17, on Thursday were committed to stand trial in the High Court.
Trial dates have been set for April 7 to 18.
The pair are accused of murdering Mr Manap Sarlip, 29, outside the couple's flat at Block 74 Whampoa Drive on July 1 last year.
They were arrested separately a day after the killing.
Aniza and Muhammad Nasir had apparently met while they were working at a Beach Road pub. The teenager is said to be Aniza's lover.
While the teen is charged with the murder, Aniza is charged with abetting his commission of the offence.
If convicted, Aniza faces the mandatory death penalty for murder but the teen will escape the gallows because of his age.
Under the Criminal Procedure Code, no one under the age of 18 at the time of the offence can be hanged.
Instead, the offender be detained 'at the President's pleasure', which means he will be held for as long as the President directs.
The prosecution has 57 witnesses lined up to prove its case against the couple.
Muhammad Nasir is defended by Mr Subhas Anandan, while Aniza's lawyer is Mr Noor Marican.
The case has drawn comparisons to the sensational Annie Leong murder in 2001.
A 15-year-old boy was convicted of killing Madam Leong on the instructions of her estranged husband Anthony Ler.
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