Appeal Rejected, Former Malaysian Soldier Kills His 9-year-old Daughter Still Sentenced To Death

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The defendant in the murder case of his biological father against his nine-year-old daughter in Malaysia was still sentenced to death. The court rejected the appeal filed by the defendant Mohammad Abdullah Mohamed.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Datin Asmah Musa and the defendant's lawyer, Afifuddin Ahmad Hafifi confirmed the decision to Bernama.

Judge Azmi Ariffin conveyed that the verdict on Thursday, June 26, 2025 upheld the sentence previously handed down by the High Court.

He stated that although the Law on the Elimination of the 2023 Mandatory Death Penalty allowed a prison sentence of 30 to 40 years, the court considered the death penalty appropriate after evaluating the aggravating and mitigating factors.

The defendant Mohammad Abdullah, a 43-year-old Malaysian soldier, was sentenced to death in August 2023 for the murder of his daughter, Nur Aina Nabihah Mohammad Abdullah.

The defendant's murder was carried out at their home in Vista Jaya Park, Port Dickson, Sembilan Country, between 20.30 and 23.30 on January 31, 2018.

The court revealed that the defendant had forced his daughter and her siblings to do 500 push-ups and sit-ups as punishments for not praying. When Nur Aina Nabihah fainted due to exhaustion, she stepped on her stomach, pushed her, and kicked her hard. The victim later died of injuries.

On the decision to reject the appeal he filed, the defendant Mohammad Abdullah had another chance to appeal to the Federal Court.