Nur Maznah Ismail (15 January 1956 - 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a Malaysian pop singer and murderer. She was executed on 2 November 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of a politician, Mazlan Idris in 1993.
After leaving the music business, she became involved in black magic activities and was known to be a bomoh, a local shaman. She began offering her services to clients, mostly from the upper-class society. She also claimed to have provided politician clients in the ruling party with a variety of charms and talismans.
It was reported that Mazlan Idris, a state assemblyman for the constituency of Batu Talam, in the state of Pahang, wanted to boost his political career and sought the services of Mona for assistance. Mazlan was educated in the United States and was an ambitious politician from the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. At the time, Mona worked with her husband Mohamad Nor Affandi Abdul Rahman, 44, and their assistant Juraimi Hassan, 31. Mona convinced Mazlan that he would be "invincible" if he had a talisman and the cane and songkok which were said to belong to the late Indonesian President Sukarno.[1] In return, Mona demanded RM 2.5 million.[2] Mazlan paid the couple RM 500,000 as deposit, and gave them 10 land titles as surety for the remaining RM 2 million.[1]
An appointment was made for cleansing rituals to be performed at Mona's house. Mazlan was told to lie on the floor face up while Mona placed flowers on him. She then told Mazlan to close his eyes and wait for the money to "fall from the sky".[3] Juraimi then, using an axe, chopped Mazlan's head off. They also dismembered and partially skinned Mazlan's body. His body was found in 18 parts buried in a storeroom near Mona's house in Kampung Peruas, Ulu Dong, Raub Pahang.[4]
Mazlan was reported missing on 2 July 1993 after withdrawing RM 300,000 from a bank. After the murder, Mona was reported to have been on a shopping spree where she bought a Mercedes-Benz and had a facelift.[2] It was alleged that the murder occurred between 10:00 PM and midnight on 18 July 1993. On 22 July 1993, police found Mazlan's body; Mona, her husband and Juraimi were arrested and a highly publicised trial began. They were tried in Temerloh High Court by a 7-person jury (trial by jury was abolished from 1 January 1995). The High Court found all three of them guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging. Mona and the others filed appeals to the Federal Court and in 1999, the court dismissed their appeals and upheld the death sentence. Finally, the three convicts sought to obtain a pardon from the Pardons Board of Pahang, their final chance of redemption. However, the board refused to give clemency. The three were given a last meal of KFC on the night before their execution. Mona, Affandy and Juraimi were hanged on 2 November 2001 at Kajang Prison. A prison official said the trio expressed no remorse at the pre-dawn execution.[5]
Throughout the trial, Mona exhibited strange behaviour including appearing cheerful, constantly smiling and posing for press photographers. She dressed extravagantly with bright and colourful designs on her dress.[2] She also remarked, "looks like I have many fans".[4] It was also reported that during her execution she uttered the words "aku takkan mati", meaning "I will never die", and was still calm and smiling.[3] The last female executed in Malaysia had been Tan Bee Lee in 1994 for a drug trafficking offence.
A.K.A.: "Bomoh"
Real name: Maznah Ismail
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Witchcraft - Dismemberment
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: July 2, 1993
Date of arrest: July 23, 1993
Date of birth: 1966
Victim profile: Datuk Mazlan Idris (assemblyman for central Pahang state)
Method of murder: Beheading with an axe
Location: Pahang, Malaysia
Status: Executed by hanging at Kajang Prison on November 2, 2001
Maznah Ismail (1956 - 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a pop singer, witch doctor, and a murderess from Malaysia. She was executed on November 2, 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of a politician, Mazlan Idris, in 1993.
After leaving the music business, she became involved in black magic activities and was known to be a bomoh, a local shaman. She began offering her services to clients, mostly from the upper-class society. She also claimed to have provided politician clients in the ruling party with a variety of charms and talismans.
It was reported that Mazlan Idris, a state assemblyman for the constituency of Batu Talam, in the state of Pahang, wanted to boost his political career and sought the services of Mona for assistance. Mazlan was educated in the United States and was an ambitious politician from the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. At the time, Mona worked with her husband Mohamad Nor Affandi Abdul Rahman, 44, and their assistant Juraimi Hassan, 31. Mona convinced Mazlan that he would be "invincible" if he had a talisman and the cane and songkok which were said to belong to the late Indonesian President Sukarno.[1] In return, Mona demanded RM 2.5 million.[2] Mazlan paid the couple RM 500,000 as deposit, and gave them 10 land titles as surety for the remaining RM 2 million.[1]
An appointment was made for cleansing rituals to be performed at Mona's house. Mazlan was told to lie on the floor face up while Mona placed flowers on him. She then told Mazlan to close his eyes and wait for the money to "fall from the sky".[3] Juraimi then, using an axe, chopped Mazlan's head off. They also dismembered and partially skinned Mazlan's body. His body was found in 18 parts buried in a storeroom near Mona's house in Kampung Peruas, Ulu Dong, Raub Pahang.[4]
Mazlan was reported missing on 2 July 1993 after withdrawing RM 300,000 from a bank. After the murder, Mona was reported to have been on a shopping spree where she bought a Mercedes-Benz and had a facelift.[2] It was alleged that the murder occurred between 10:00 PM and midnight on 18 July 1993. On 22 July 1993, police found Mazlan's body; Mona, her husband and Juraimi were arrested and a highly publicised trial began. They were tried in Temerloh High Court by a 7-person jury (trial by jury was abolished from 1 January 1995). The High Court found all three of them guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging. Mona and the others filed appeals to the Federal Court and in 1999, the court dismissed their appeals and upheld the death sentence. Finally, the three convicts sought to obtain a pardon from the Pardons Board of Pahang, their final chance of redemption. However, the board refused to give clemency. The three were given a last meal of KFC on the night before their execution. Mona, Affandy and Juraimi were hanged on 2 November 2001 at Kajang Prison. A prison official said the trio expressed no remorse at the pre-dawn execution.[5]
Throughout the trial, Mona exhibited strange behaviour including appearing cheerful, constantly smiling and posing for press photographers. She dressed extravagantly with bright and colourful designs on her dress.[2] She also remarked, "looks like I have many fans".[4] It was also reported that during her execution she uttered the words "aku takkan mati", meaning "I will never die", and was still calm and smiling.[3] The last female executed in Malaysia had been Tan Bee Lee in 1994 for a drug trafficking offence.
A.K.A.: "Bomoh"
Real name: Maznah Ismail
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Witchcraft - Dismemberment
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: July 2, 1993
Date of arrest: July 23, 1993
Date of birth: 1966
Victim profile: Datuk Mazlan Idris (assemblyman for central Pahang state)
Method of murder: Beheading with an axe
Location: Pahang, Malaysia
Status: Executed by hanging at Kajang Prison on November 2, 2001
Maznah Ismail (1956 - 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a pop singer, witch doctor, and a murderess from Malaysia. She was executed on November 2, 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of a politician, Mazlan Idris, in 1993.
Nur Maznah Ismail (15 January 1956 - 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a Malaysian pop singer and murderer. She was executed on 2 November 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of a politician, Mazlan Idris in 1993.
After leaving the music business, she became involved in black magic activities and was known to be a bomoh, a local shaman. She began offering her services to clients, mostly from the upper-class society. She also claimed to have provided politician clients in the ruling party with a variety of charms and talismans.
It was reported that Mazlan Idris, a state assemblyman for the constituency of Batu Talam, in the state of Pahang, wanted to boost his political career and sought the services of Mona for assistance. Mazlan was educated in the United States and was an ambitious politician from the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. At the time, Mona worked with her husband Mohamad Nor Affandi Abdul Rahman, 44, and their assistant Juraimi Hassan, 31. Mona convinced Mazlan that he would be "invincible" if he had a talisman and the cane and songkok which were said to belong to the late Indonesian President Sukarno.[1] In return, Mona demanded RM 2.5 million.[2] Mazlan paid the couple RM 500,000 as deposit, and gave them 10 land titles as surety for the remaining RM 2 million.[1]
An appointment was made for cleansing rituals to be performed at Mona's house. Mazlan was told to lie on the floor face up while Mona placed flowers on him. She then told Mazlan to close his eyes and wait for the money to "fall from the sky".[3] Juraimi then, using an axe, chopped Mazlan's head off. They also dismembered and partially skinned Mazlan's body. His body was found in 18 parts buried in a storeroom near Mona's house in Kampung Peruas, Ulu Dong, Raub Pahang.[4]
Mazlan was reported missing on 2 July 1993 after withdrawing RM 300,000 from a bank. After the murder, Mona was reported to have been on a shopping spree where she bought a Mercedes-Benz and had a facelift.[2] It was alleged that the murder occurred between 10:00 PM and midnight on 18 July 1993. On 22 July 1993, police found Mazlan's body; Mona, her husband and Juraimi were arrested and a highly publicised trial began. They were tried in Temerloh High Court by a 7-person jury (trial by jury was abolished from 1 January 1995). The High Court found all three of them guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging. Mona and the others filed appeals to the Federal Court and in 1999, the court dismissed their appeals and upheld the death sentence. Finally, the three convicts sought to obtain a pardon from the Pardons Board of Pahang, their final chance of redemption. However, the board refused to give clemency. The three were given a last meal of KFC on the night before their execution. Mona, Affandy and Juraimi were hanged on 2 November 2001 at Kajang Prison. A prison official said the trio expressed no remorse at the pre-dawn execution.[5]
Throughout the trial, Mona exhibited strange behaviour including appearing cheerful, constantly smiling and posing for press photographers. She dressed extravagantly with bright and colourful designs on her dress.[2] She also remarked, "looks like I have many fans".[4] It was also reported that during her execution she uttered the words "aku takkan mati", meaning "I will never die", and was still calm and smiling.[3] The last female executed in Malaysia had been Tan Bee Lee in 1994 for a drug trafficking offence.
A.K.A.: "Bomoh"
Real name: Maznah Ismail
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Witchcraft - Dismemberment
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: July 2, 1993
Date of arrest: July 23, 1993
Date of birth: 1966
Victim profile: Datuk Mazlan Idris (assemblyman for central Pahang state)
Method of murder: Beheading with an axe
Location: Pahang, Malaysia
Status: Executed by hanging at Kajang Prison on November 2, 2001
Maznah Ismail (1956 - 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a pop singer, witch doctor, and a murderess from Malaysia. She was executed on November 2, 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of a politician, Mazlan Idris, in 1993.
After leaving the music business, she became involved in black magic activities and was known to be a bomoh, a local shaman. She began offering her services to clients, mostly from the upper-class society. She also claimed to have provided politician clients in the ruling party with a variety of charms and talismans.
It was reported that Mazlan Idris, a state assemblyman for the constituency of Batu Talam, in the state of Pahang, wanted to boost his political career and sought the services of Mona for assistance. Mazlan was educated in the United States and was an ambitious politician from the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. At the time, Mona worked with her husband Mohamad Nor Affandi Abdul Rahman, 44, and their assistant Juraimi Hassan, 31. Mona convinced Mazlan that he would be "invincible" if he had a talisman and the cane and songkok which were said to belong to the late Indonesian President Sukarno.[1] In return, Mona demanded RM 2.5 million.[2] Mazlan paid the couple RM 500,000 as deposit, and gave them 10 land titles as surety for the remaining RM 2 million.[1]
An appointment was made for cleansing rituals to be performed at Mona's house. Mazlan was told to lie on the floor face up while Mona placed flowers on him. She then told Mazlan to close his eyes and wait for the money to "fall from the sky".[3] Juraimi then, using an axe, chopped Mazlan's head off. They also dismembered and partially skinned Mazlan's body. His body was found in 18 parts buried in a storeroom near Mona's house in Kampung Peruas, Ulu Dong, Raub Pahang.[4]
Mazlan was reported missing on 2 July 1993 after withdrawing RM 300,000 from a bank. After the murder, Mona was reported to have been on a shopping spree where she bought a Mercedes-Benz and had a facelift.[2] It was alleged that the murder occurred between 10:00 PM and midnight on 18 July 1993. On 22 July 1993, police found Mazlan's body; Mona, her husband and Juraimi were arrested and a highly publicised trial began. They were tried in Temerloh High Court by a 7-person jury (trial by jury was abolished from 1 January 1995). The High Court found all three of them guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging. Mona and the others filed appeals to the Federal Court and in 1999, the court dismissed their appeals and upheld the death sentence. Finally, the three convicts sought to obtain a pardon from the Pardons Board of Pahang, their final chance of redemption. However, the board refused to give clemency. The three were given a last meal of KFC on the night before their execution. Mona, Affandy and Juraimi were hanged on 2 November 2001 at Kajang Prison. A prison official said the trio expressed no remorse at the pre-dawn execution.[5]
Throughout the trial, Mona exhibited strange behaviour including appearing cheerful, constantly smiling and posing for press photographers. She dressed extravagantly with bright and colourful designs on her dress.[2] She also remarked, "looks like I have many fans".[4] It was also reported that during her execution she uttered the words "aku takkan mati", meaning "I will never die", and was still calm and smiling.[3] The last female executed in Malaysia had been Tan Bee Lee in 1994 for a drug trafficking offence.
A.K.A.: "Bomoh"
Real name: Maznah Ismail
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Witchcraft - Dismemberment
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: July 2, 1993
Date of arrest: July 23, 1993
Date of birth: 1966
Victim profile: Datuk Mazlan Idris (assemblyman for central Pahang state)
Method of murder: Beheading with an axe
Location: Pahang, Malaysia
Status: Executed by hanging at Kajang Prison on November 2, 2001
Maznah Ismail (1956 - 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a pop singer, witch doctor, and a murderess from Malaysia. She was executed on November 2, 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of a politician, Mazlan Idris, in 1993.
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