Murder of Dirang
Nurul Nadirah Abdullah | |
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Dirang, who was abducted, raped and murdered in 2012 | |
| Born | Nurul Nadirah Abdullah c. June 2007 |
| Died | (aged 4) |
| Cause of death | Asphyxiation |
| Resting place | Kampung Pertanian Masai Muslim Cemetery |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Other names | Dirang |
| Known for | Victim of a rape-murder case |
| Parents |
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| Family | Lima Anak Medang (stepfather) Milnah Jul (grandmother) Alan Alip (grandfather) Mohd Hafiz Abdullah (brother) |
On 1 March 2012, in Johor, Malaysia, four-year-old Nurul Nadirah Abdullah, better known by her nickname Dirang, was abducted before she was raped and murdered by her captor at an oil plantation in Bandar Seri Alam, Masai. The burnt remains of Dirang, who was three months away from her fifth birthday, was eventually found at the plantation a week after her disappearance. The crime and its brutality caused shock to the public at the time it happened.
The police investigated Dirang's case and managed to arrest five suspects, although only one of them, the same person who killed Dirang, was charged with her murder. The offender, a 24-year-old contract labourer named Muidin Maidin, was found guilty of murdering Dirang and sentenced to death by the Johor Bahru High Court in June 2013.
Between 2014 and 2024, Muidin appealed against the death sentence and conviction but they ultimately failed, and he is currently on death row awaiting his execution.