29-year-old Mohamed Aliff Mohamed Yusoff, was sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane on 11 August, after murdering his girlfriend’s 9-month-old baby.
He had reportedly slammed the baby’s head against the floorboard of his van, resulting in the toddler’s death.
Aliff was convicted of murder last month after his claim that the baby, Izz Fayyaz Zayani Ahmad, had accidentally fallen from his arm and hit his head, was rejected by the High Court.
Recap
An incident that shocked many people has finally had more updates, a 9-month-old baby was slammed to the floorboard of a van and passed away.
29-year-old Mohamed Aliff Bin Mohamed Yusoff was charged with murder on 5 April, and during the trial he claimed that the baby was fidgeting which resulted in the baby falling onto the floorboard of the van.
Channel News Asia (CNA) reported that the prosecution argues that Aliff had used force against the baby which resulted in the baby’s death.
Aliff said that he did not call for medical assistance as he had called his girlfriend
Background
Mohamed Aliff Bin Mohamed Yusoff stands trial for an offence that happened on the 7th November 2019 at a multi-storey carpark located at Yishun Street 81 Blk 840A.
According to the court, the defendant carried the head of the baby and slammed it against the floor of a vehicle, leading to the death of the baby.