A young man facing charges of murdering and setting on fire his pregnant girlfriend in Sabak Bernam two years ago maintained his guilty plea at the Klang High Court today, after previously pleading not guilty.
Counsel Nor Tamrin informed the court of his client’s intention, saying he had been notified today of Fakrul Aiman Sajali’s wish.
“I was contacted by my client via telephone yesterday. I asked him to reconsider the matter thoroughly.
“After he was advised again this morning, he confirmed that he still wished to change his plea to guilty,” Bernama reported him as saying outside the courtroom.
Nor applied for a mention date to have the charges read again to Fakrul. Senior assistant registrar Luqman Abdul Haris fixed the case for mention again on Oct 10.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Ashiqin Zulkifli appeared for the prosecution.
On Sept 8, Justice Norliza Othman had fixed today to ascertain the status of the representation filed by Fakrul, 22, to plead guilty. This was to enable the prosecution to thoroughly consider the matter and explore the possibility of amending the charge to a different section of the law.
Earlier, the same court had set the trial to commence on Feb 23, 2026, followed by further hearing dates on Feb 27, March 9-13 and March 30 to April 3, 2026.
On May 15, the court granted an application by Fakrul, accused of murdering Nur Anisah Abdul Wahab, 21, who was pregnant at the time, to be referred to a psychiatric specialist for a mental examination.
On June 1 last year, Fakrul was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code with the murder of Nur Anisah at Jalan Sungai Limau, Sungai Besar, between 8.30pm on May 22 and 8am on May 23, 2023.
A conviction under Section 302 carries the death penalty, or 30 to 40 years’ imprisonment.
It was previously reported that Nur Anisah was stabbed, slashed and torched in an oil palm plantation.
