Driven by Satan or Satan themselves?

My brother was at The Sessions Court in KK on Thursday to hear how two Mohammed kidnapped a 22-year-old UMS student in a stolen car, then assaulted, sexually abused and raped her during a 10-hour ordeal which only ended after police came to her rescue last week.

Mohd Ariffin Bidin, 29, and Mohd Sahrizal Suhaili, 21, who claimed they were driven by Satan but for me they are actually Satans itself. Their crimes sent shock waves across Sabah and make us infamous for this kind of satanic act.

Altogether Mohammed Senior was handed a 59-year prison sentence along with 35 strokes of the cane, while Mohammed Junior was meted a total prison sentence of 48 years and 35 lashes of the cane.

Arifin, from Kampung Tarap, Bongawan, will however only serve 31 years behind bars and Mohammed Junior, of Kampung Pirasan, Kota Belud, 28 years as the court ordered the prison terms for some of the offences to run concurrently.

They admitted committing the offence between 6.50pm and 5am on April 16, 2008 at the Kingfisher Roundabout and Kampung Rompon, Tambunan.

Both the Satan had pre-planned to commit the crimes using the vehicle that they had stolen.

They approached the student from behind with Mohammed Senior behind the wheel. Mohammed Junior dragged her into the car and they sped off towards the city centre.

The victim had tried and struggled to escape but was kicked, beaten, bitten and punched by Mohammed Junior.

Mohammed Senior then drove towards Keningau and on the way tied the student's hands with masking tape and, at the same time, Mohammed Junior cut her clothes to strip her.

while they were passing Gunung Emas (Mile 29, Jalan Kota Kinabalu-Tambunan), the student tried to escape by opening the door while Mohammed Junior was pulling down her jeans but he pulled her inside the car. He also kicked her abdomen and head.

During the struggle, the binding on the girl's hand broke but Mohammed Junior tied her hands again using her brassiere and panty before raping her.

Mohammed Junior also forced the girl to perform oral sex and sexually abused her.

The SFC also told the court that Mohammed Junior and Mohammed Senior then switched places in the car without stopping it.

He told the court that Mohammed Senior then raped the student between 6.50pm and 10pm and repeated the act for the second time between 2am and 4am while they stopped at a place along the road.

the student, who was in dire pain all over her body because of the rape and assault, pleaded to her captors to release her and send her to hospital but ignored by them.

She continued pleading to them until they were tracked down by Keningau police.

Mohammed Senior also had changed the car's registration number from SAA 4558 N to SAA 1558 N.

Can we bring back the good time of the victim, the glow and shine of the girl?

She will forever have this trauma of having to go through hell. Who should be protected?

The public interests demand them to be severely punished under the law.

Even the maximum sentence meted out cannot bring back the girl's virgin status.

He said not only they hurt the girl but also the public with what they had done, adding the bite marks on the victim's face by the accused could be there for the rest of her life.

At least this court knows how long the accused will be behind bars at least until her natural years. The victim in now 22 years old, a university student, she should have a bright future.

God bless her and give her strength to carry on.