KLANG: A 22-year-old student accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and setting fire to her body in Sungai Besar, Selangor, two years ago maintained his guilty plea at the High Court here on Monday (Sept 29).
Sinar Harian reports that defence lawyer Muhammad Nor Tamrin, representing Muhammad Fakrul Aiman Sajali, told the court that his client stood by his plea despite knowing the possible sentence awaiting him.
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Senior Assistant Registrar Luqman Abdul Haris then fixed Oct 10 for next mention of the case.
Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom later, Nor said he had advised his client to thoroughly reconsider his plea.
"Since he still wishes to plead guilty, the court has maintained the trial dates for next year," he said.
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The court had earlier scheduled the trial to begin on Oct 27 next year, with the hearing dates set for Oct 27 to 31, Nov 3 to 7, and Nov 10 to 14.
On June 1, 2023, Fakrul Aiman was charged with the murder of 21-year-old Nur Anisah Abdul Wahab at Jalan Sungai Limau between 8.30pm on May 22 and 8am on May 23 the same year.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the discretionary death penalty upon conviction, or life imprisonment with caning.
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It was previously reported that a disagreement over an out-of-wedlock pregnancy is believed to have led to the killing.
The victim, a restaurant worker, was stabbed, her abdomen slit, and her body burned near an oil palm plantation on Jalan Sungai Limau in Sungai Besar.
