Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain | |
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| Born | Zulfarhan Osman bin Zulkarnain 29 November 1996 |
| Died | 1 June 2017 (aged 20) |
| Cause of death | Multiple burn wounds (caused by ironing machine attacks) |
| Resting place | Kebun Teh Muslim cemetery (Johor Bahru) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Other names | Along |
| Education | National Defence University of Malaysia (incomplete due to his death) |
| Occupation(s) | Student Navy cadet officer |
| Known for | His torture and murder |
| Parent(s) | Zulkarnian Idros (father) Hawa Osman (mother) |
Between 21 and 22 May 2017, 20-year-old Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain (29 November 1996 – 1 June 2017), a military cadet officer of National Defence University of Malaysia, was relentlessly tortured and scalded with a steam iron at the university's hostel by his fellow students over a stolen laptop, and died from multiple injuries at Serdang Hospital on 1 June 2017. A total of 18 students, all male, were arrested and out of these 18 suspects, six of them were charged with murder and assault while the remaining 12 were charged with assaulting and hurting Zulfarhan. A 19th suspect was originally charged with causing hurt to the victim but was acquitted without having his defence being called.[1][2]
After a long-drawn trial process from 29 January 2018 to 2 November 2021, the Kuala Lumpur High Court found the six main perpetrators guilty of manslaughter instead of murder, and sentenced them to 18 years' imprisonment each, while the remaining 12 were sentenced to three years in jail each for causing hurt to Zulfarhan. However, upon the prosecution's appeal on 23 July 2024, the Court of Appeal found the six main offenders guilty of murder and sentenced them to death, after finding that the murder itself was among the "rarest of the rare" cases and the six had exhibited a blatant disregard for human life, and hence the death penalty was the only appropriate sentence for the six. The respective three-year jail terms of the 12 other accomplices were raised to four years for each of them.[3][4]
The six condemned who were guilty of murder are currently filing an notice of appeal to the Federal Court of Malaysia.[5]
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