For the brutal murder of four-year-old Nurul Nadirah Abdullah (inset), better known as Dirang, odd job worker Muidin Maidin yesterday received the death sentence.
JOHOR BARU: Odd-job worker Muidin Maidin was brought out of court crying and kicking in anger at photographers after he was sentenced to death for the murder of Nurul Nadirah Abdullah, better known as Dirang.
High Court judge Datuk Abdul Halim Aman meted out the maximum sentence yesterday after ruling that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
But not before raising a string of questions over the circumstances leading to the death of the four-year-old.
The judge drew attention to the combination of factors which played roles in Dirang's death public apathy during the girl's abduction, irresponsible parenting as well as the characteristics of the killer.
“The court visited Flat Delima in Seri Alam where the victim resided and observed there are many residents there.
“I refuse to believe no one saw or heard the victim screaming, struggling, crying and shouting for help as she was dragged away forcefully during the incident which occurred between 11.30am on March 1 last year and midnight the following day,” he said.
Justice Abdul Halim added that the child was lured with a strawberry-flavoured sweet and the whole incident could have been averted had the community taken notice of what was happening around them.
“Maybe people just do not want to get involved, are scared to get involved or just do not care,” he said.
The judge also questioned why a child was allowed to leave her home unattended on the day of the incident.
“A child of that age should have been accompanied by her parents and not given a piece of paper with items scribbled on it, and allowed to walk to a nearby shop to purchase the items on her own,” he said, adding that it was obvious that her parents were irresponsible.
He said Dirang's death had caused a nationwide stir and brought about thousands of questions and regrets.
Justice Abdul Halim described Muidin as “cruel and heartless” for committing such an act.
“I believe the accused has animalistic lust and will do anything to satisfy it,” he said, adding that the accused had suffocated the victim by cupping her mouth and nose tightly, molested her and then eventually burnt her body at a separate location.
“Did you think that you were so smart? Would you have done the same thing if it was your own family member?” questioned Abdul Halim.
He said several factors pointed towards Muidin's guilt and these included his DNA found in the victim's vagina and anus.
“Other reasons include matching soil samples taken from the accused's motorcycle and the crime scene, besides the discovery of a piece of sarong belonging to the accused found on the victim's remains,” he said.
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