KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — A 22-year-old man was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Klang today for the murder and burning of his pregnant girlfriend in Sabak Bernam two years ago.
Justice Norliza Othman said the crime was “premeditated, sadistic and cruel,” after Muhammad Fakrul Aiman Sajali pleaded guilty unconditionally, Utusan Malaysia reported.
The former higher education student also admitted all facts of the case and 112 exhibits presented by the prosecution.
“In this case, not only did the victim and her 18-week-old unborn child die, there were also serious injuries,” Norliza said.
“The victim’s abdomen was cut open to remove the foetus before her body was doused with petrol.
“This was a planned act intended to kill the victim.
“Your actions were sadistic and cruel.”
The offence took place at Jalan Sungai Limau, Sungai Besar, between 8.30pm on May 22 and 8am on May 23, 2023.
Muhammad Fakrul was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Ashiqin Zulkifli described the crime as “extremely serious” given that the victim was pregnant and the manner of her death was brutal.
The defence lawyer argued for a prison sentence, saying his client, 20 at the time of the incident, had been made a “scapegoat” and was not the father of the unborn child.
Police investigations revealed that the victim had been taken by the suspect in a car, assaulted, and set on fire in a plantation after a dispute over her pregnancy.
