IPOH: An army retiree and his wife who allegedly abused and caused the death of their eight-year-old niece have been charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court here.

Zainuddin Noh and trader Norhazleyana Azreen Abdul Hamid, both 40, were jointly charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which was also read with Section 34 of the same Code before Magistrate Jessica Daimis yesterday.