Prosecution Appeals to Reinstate Death Penalty in Pregnant Girlfriend Murder Case
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution has filed an appeal at the Federal Court seeking to reinstate the death sentence imposed on a former college student who admitted to murdering his pregnant girlfriend three years ago.
The appeal follows the Court of Appeal’s decision in May to commute the death sentence of Muhammad Fakrul Aiman Sajali, 23, to 40 years’ imprisonment from the date of his arrest, along with 12 strokes of the cane.
Lawyer Muhammad Nor Tamrin, who represents Muhammad Fakrul Aiman, confirmed that his legal team had received the notice of appeal filed by the prosecution on May 25.
According to him, his client will not challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling and has accepted the sentence handed down by the appellate court.
“My client accepts the Court of Appeal’s decision and considers the judgment to be fair and free from any error that would require further legal challenge,” he said when contacted today.
He added that Muhammad Fakrul Aiman is currently serving his sentence at Kajang Prison.
According to the notice of appeal, the prosecution is seeking to overturn the entire decision delivered by a three-member Court of Appeal bench comprising Datuk Azman Abdullah, Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid and Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Harun.
The panel had earlier replaced the death sentence with a prison term of 40 years beginning from May 23, 2023, the date of arrest, as well as 12 strokes of the cane.
On October 15, 2025, the Klang High Court sentenced Muhammad Fakrul Aiman to death after he pleaded guilty to murdering Nur Anisah Abdul Wahab, 21.
The offence was alleged to have taken place along Jalan Sungai Limau between 8.30pm on May 22, 2023 and 8am the following day.
The case drew widespread public attention after the accused admitted to killing the victim, who was pregnant at the time of the incident.
The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years.
If the death penalty is not imposed, the offender is also liable to a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.
The Federal Court is expected to fix a hearing date for the appeal, which will determine whether the original death sentence should be restored or whether the Court of Appeal’s ruling will remain in force.
