Thursday September 23, 2010
Woman's fatal attraction
By YUEN MEIKENG
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SHAH ALAM: Her boyfriend was convicted of murdering her three-year-old daughter but Siti Nurha_nim Aziz still loves him. Siti Nurhanim Aziz, 25, said she was not even angry with Mohd Fazli Azri Jamil who was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday for killing Syafiah Humaira Sahari earlier this year.
“He (Mohd Fazli) loved my daughter so much, therefore I love him,” the sales assistant told reporters at the court here yesterday. Describing the 28-year-old taxi driver as a loving person, she said she was not satisfied with the court’s verdict which found her boyfriend guilty of the crime. It was also Mohd Fazli’s 28th birthday yesterday.
Still in love: Siti Nurhanim walking out of the High Court in Shah Alam.
Asked if she forgave him, a teary Siti Nurhanim said: “I was never angry at him all this while. He had no intention to kill Syafiah. He is innocent.” Siti Nurhanim is said to be married to former policeman Sahari Usul, who is currently detained at the Sungai Buloh prison for a separate murder. In his ruling,
Justice Mohtarudin Baki found Mohd Fazli guilty of murdering the girl by kicking and stepping on her with his football boots at a football field on Feb 25. Mohd Fazli kissed Siti Nurhanim on the cheek as police officers led him away after the judgment was delivered. His mother Norhaziah Yusof, 52, cried out: “My son is innocent”, as family members sobbed in the public gallery.
Mohd Fazli is taken away after his sentencing yesterday.
A smiling Mohd Fazli then turned to reporters and said sarcastically: “Thank you very much, reporters.” Justice Mohtarudin said the injuries suffered by Syafiah Humaira were inconsistent with the defence’s claim that the child fell off a motorcycle. Although Mohd Fazli claimed he was high on drugs and had drunk two bottles of stout at the time of the offence, the judge ruled that self-induced intoxication was not a complete defence. “It is clear that the accused was rational at the time as he was able to drive his taxi to the field and back,” said Justice Mohtarudin.
He added that Mohd Fazli’s act of slamming the car door on the girl and stepping on her with his football boots was unacceptable and showed that he had intended to murder the child. Lawyer Gurbachan Singh, who represented Mohd Fazli, said he received instructions from his client to appeal against the conviction. Deputy Public Prosecutors Idham Abd Ghani, Hanim Mohd Rashid and Zureen Elina Mohd Dom acted for the prosecution.
