The father of the 14-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death on Friday wants justice for his eldest daughter...

Father of murdered girl wants those responsible punished
By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

BATU PAHAT: The father of the 14-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death on Friday wants justice for his eldest daughter.

Businessman Abdul Rahman Has­san, 40, who was still in shock since the discovery of Siti Mazni’s body some 100m from their home in Kampung Parit Ju Darat, hoped those responsible for her death would be severely punished.

“She was taken from us in a most heartbreaking way.

Mourning family: Dr Robia (right) consoling Abdul Rahman and his wife Arinella Hasnizam over the tragic death of their eldest daughter Siti Mazni (inset) at their house at Kampung Parit Ju Darat here in Batu Pahat, Johor Sunday. With them are Abdul Rahman and Arinella’s other children.

“I accept that this is God’s will, but I want the murderers to get what they deserve,” he sobbed when met yesterday.

Abdul Rahman hoped the suspects, aged 15 and 16, would be tried as adults so they could be appropriately punished.

“I do not want other parents to experience what my family and I went through.

“Hopefully, they (the suspects) will receive a harsh punishment as a warning to other youngsters who think they can get away with murder because of their young age,” he said.

Siti Mazni went missing on Wednesday after telling her family that she was meeting someone.

Her body was discovered at 5pm on Friday.

Prior to the discovery of her body, Abdul Rahman had received a SMS sent by Siti Mazni stating that her life was in danger.

Siti Mazni was believed to have sent the SMS to her friend, who forwarded the message to Abdul Rahman.

Police have detained two secondary school boys in connection with the murder.

Siti Mazni’s friend, Haizatul Alia Selamat, 14, said the victim had been seeing the one of the suspects for a few months.

“They had been dating for a few months before breaking up in October.

“I never thought such a horrible thing would happen to her,” she said.

State Women, Family, Health and Community Development Commit­tee chairman Dr Robia Kosai, who visited the family yesterday, said the state Welfare Department would send counsellors to help the family get through the traumatic experience.

Dr Robia said this was a special case and the implications were very worrying as it involved a young victim and teenage suspects.

Batu Pahat deputy OCPD Supt Adnan Azizon said revenge could be the motive behind the murder of Siti Mazni.

“Post-mortem results showed that the victim died due to loss of blood and head trauma after being stabbed a couple of times,” he said.

Supt Adnan urged anyone with information to contact the police hotline at 07-2212999 or the nearest police station.