February 27, 2025
SINGAPORE – The man who allegedly tried to kill his wife at a Kuala Lumpur airport in April 2024 was sentenced on Feb 25 to 14 years and six months in jail and six strokes of the cane for gun possession and other charges.
Hafizul Harawi, 38, a former manager of a travel agency, pleaded guilty in a Kelantan court to seven charges – including the possession of bullets and firecrackers without a permit – Malaysian media outlets reported.
He still faces two other charges at the Sepang Sessions Court. On April 25, 2024, he was charged with the attempted murder of his wife and voluntarily causing grievous harm to her bodyguard.
On April 14, 2024, Hafizul allegedly fired two shots at his wife at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1, but severely injured her bodyguard instead, after a bullet hit him in the stomach.
His wife, Ms Farah Md Isa, who runs a travel agency, was at the airport to receive pilgrims from Mecca.
Hafizul had also allegedly thrown a firecracker in her direction, injuring two members of the public nearby, according to earlier reports. The couple was reportedly in the midst of a divorce.
He fled the scene but was arrested two days later in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
On Feb 25, Hafizul was sentenced to six years’ jail and six strokes of the cane for possession of an Austrian Glock 19 pistol. He was also sentenced to three years’ jail each for possession of bullets and firecrackers without a permit, news agency Bernama reported.
He was handed a jail sentence of six months for each of three charges of possessing identification cards that did not belong to him, and a year in jail for driving a car with a fake licence plate.
But Hafizul will be incarcerated for only six years, as the judge ordered his sentences to run concurrently from April 15, 2024, the date of his arrest, the news outlet Malay Mail reported.