Mona Fandey
| Mona Fandey | |
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Mona Fandey in court
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| Born |
Maznah Ismail 1 January 1956 Kangar, Perlis, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 2 November 2001 (aged 45) Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Kajang Cemetery, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Occupation | Pop singer |
| Criminal charge | Murder of Datuk Mazlan Idris |
| Criminal penalty | Death penalty |
| Criminal status | Sentence fulfilled on 2 November 2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Mohd Affandi Abdul Rahman (deceased) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
Maznah Ismail (1 January 1956–2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a pop singer, witch doctor, and a murderer from Malaysia. 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 spiritual witchcraft 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 that time, Mona worked with her husband Mohamad Nor Affandi Abdul Rahman, 44, and their assistant Juraimi Hassan, 31. Mona and her husband promised to help Mazlan by giving him a talisman consisting of a cane and sbatmi headgear which was supposedly owned by former Indonesian President Sukarno. Mona convinced Mazlan that he would be "invincible" if he held the talisman. In return, Mona demanded RM 2.5 million. Mazlan paid the couple RM 500,000 as deposit, and gave them 10 land titles as surety for the remaining RM 2 million.
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". 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.
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