Federal Court upholds death sentence for man who murdered stepson

The Federal Court today upheld the death sentence imposed on a man who murdered his six-year-old stepson 13 years ago.

A three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat made the unanimous decision to reject the application by Azman Abd Rahman, 49, for a review to have his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment in accordance with the Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023.