PUTRAJAYA, April 14 — Three friends who were convicted of killing a man three years ago in which the body of the victim has yet to be found had their death sentences upheld by the Court of Appeal today.
A three-member bench led by Judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah unanimously rejected the appeal by Mohd Zulhiami Md Darus, 36, Siti Nor Asiah Abdul Wahab, 31, and Muhammad Rahmat Nazarudin, 28, to set aside the Shah Alam High Court’s decision on October 24, 2019.
“We found the verdict of the (High Court) judge to be safe based on the whole evidence. As such the appeal is dismissed and the conviction upheld,” Justice Hanipah, who sat with Judges Datuk Wira Ahmad Nasfy Yasin and Datuk Nordin Hassan, said.
Mohd Zulhiami and Siti Nor Asiah were charged with planning and abetting with Muhammad Rahmat to murder Mohammad Fairul Haqiemie at an apartment in Taman Sentosa in Klang between 12.30am and 1am on August 30 in 2016.
