PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — The Federal Court today affirmed the conviction and death sentence of an unemployed man for killing three of his foster relatives.
Justice Tengku Maimun, in handing down the court’s unanimous decision, said based on the totality of evidence, the court found that Luqman’s conviction for the murder offence is safe. On August 16, 2019, the Melaka High Court sentenced Luqman, 33, to death after finding him guilty of murdering his foster mother’s sister Mariah Baharim, 61, her husband Hassan A. Wahab, 70, and their 22-year old son Muhammad Taufeq.The High Court also found Luqman guilty on two charges of attempting to murder the couple’s daughters Noor Haslinda Diyana, 26, and Nur Aqedah Aeina, 24, and had sentenced him to 10 years in jail, to run concurrently, on each of the two charges.
During the trial at the High Court, 25 witnesses testified for the prosecution and when the court ordered Luqman to enter his defence, he opted to remain silent.