Court extends psych evaluation of youth charged with murdering pregnant girlfriend

The Klang High Court granted an extension until Aug 13 for Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Tanjung Rambutan in Perak to continue observing the mental state of a young man charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend last year.

Deputy registrar Mohd Hirman Ab Raub granted the extension during a case mention for Muhammad Fakrul Aiman Sajali, 21, today.

“The psychiatric report is still not ready, so we have extended the deadline to Aug 13,” he said, adding that the decision on the psychiatric report will be delivered on Aug 14.

On May 15, the Klang High Court allowed Fakrul’s request to be referred to a psychiatrist for a mental evaluation.

The accused’s lawyer, Muhammad Nor Tamrin, informed reporters that he had received some documents and reports related to the case.

On June 1 last year, Fakrul was charged with the murder of Nur Anisah Abdul Wahab, 21, at Jalan Sungai Limau between 8.30pm on May 22 and 8am on May 23, 2023.

The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the death penalty.

Earlier reports indicated that a dispute over concealing an out-of-wedlock pregnancy led to the brutal murder of a restaurant worker, who was stabbed, slashed, and burned by her boyfriend in a palm oil plantation at Jalan Sungai Limau on May 22 last year.

- Bernama

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