BARELY a month into his new job at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, a 27-year-old Malaysian cleaner had an argument with his supervisor, stabbed her with a pair of grass cutters and bludgeoned her as she pleaded for mercy.
Ahmad Muin Yaacob then stole the gold Maimumah Awang, 54, was wearing, hid her body in a drain and fled across the Causeway to Malaysia where he pawned the jewellery partly to pay for his wedding in Kelantan two weeks later.
Yesterday, Ahmad Muin was sentenced to 18 strokes of the cane and life imprisonment.
The court heard that during the altercation on Nov 24, 2016, Ahmad Muin was alone with her when he attacked her, thrusting the blades of the grass cutters into her chest.
She fell and pleaded with him not to harm or kill her. As she tried to get up, he repeatedly hit her head with the grass cutters.
He then pulled her body to a drain, removed the covers, pushed her in and closed the covers.
Having taken Maimumah’s jewellery and phone, he took a taxi to Woodlands Checkpoint, where he got on a bus to Johor.
He pawned one of her bracelets for RM1,000 in Johor before arriving home in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, where he pawned two necklaces and a bracelet for RM7,500.
Ahmad Muin set aside RM6,000 for the dowry and used some money to gamble.
He later sold the pawn ticket to another pawnshop for RM1,054 and used part of the proceeds for his wedding expenses.
He went ahead with his wedding on Dec 9, 2016.
Nine days later, he was arrested by Malaysian police and handed to the Singapore police the next day.
One of Maimumah’s three daughters, Suminah Sukardi, 35, said that the initial stage of losing their mother was very tough on the family.
Her sister Norhayati Sukardi, 34, ,said that while she was expecting a slightly harsher punishment, she is all right with the outcome.
She said: “My mum is resting in peace whatever the sentence is. She cannot come back to life.” — The Straits Times/ANN
Ahmad Muin Yaacob then stole the gold Maimumah Awang, 54, was wearing, hid her body in a drain and fled across the Causeway to Malaysia where he pawned the jewellery partly to pay for his wedding in Kelantan two weeks later.
Yesterday, Ahmad Muin was sentenced to 18 strokes of the cane and life imprisonment.
The court heard that during the altercation on Nov 24, 2016, Ahmad Muin was alone with her when he attacked her, thrusting the blades of the grass cutters into her chest.
She fell and pleaded with him not to harm or kill her. As she tried to get up, he repeatedly hit her head with the grass cutters.
He then pulled her body to a drain, removed the covers, pushed her in and closed the covers.
Having taken Maimumah’s jewellery and phone, he took a taxi to Woodlands Checkpoint, where he got on a bus to Johor.
He pawned one of her bracelets for RM1,000 in Johor before arriving home in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, where he pawned two necklaces and a bracelet for RM7,500.
Ahmad Muin set aside RM6,000 for the dowry and used some money to gamble.
He later sold the pawn ticket to another pawnshop for RM1,054 and used part of the proceeds for his wedding expenses.
He went ahead with his wedding on Dec 9, 2016.
Nine days later, he was arrested by Malaysian police and handed to the Singapore police the next day.
One of Maimumah’s three daughters, Suminah Sukardi, 35, said that the initial stage of losing their mother was very tough on the family.
Her sister Norhayati Sukardi, 34, ,said that while she was expecting a slightly harsher punishment, she is all right with the outcome.
She said: “My mum is resting in peace whatever the sentence is. She cannot come back to life.” — The Straits Times/ANN
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