Overview
- Muhammad Abdur Rehman Mirza, 24, was sentenced in Perth for stabbing the 25-year-old 12 times and dumping her body in South Fremantle harbour.
- The court found he lured her to his Gosnells home with a promise of methamphetamine, kept her body in a bathroom for days, burned belongings, then disposed of her remains in the water.
- Forensic evidence tied him to the crime, including DNA under Marsuk’s fingernails and on a harbour post, matched from a prior police record.
- A court-appointed psychiatrist detailed predatory targeting of vulnerable women and Mirza’s admissions of throwing cats and dogs from buildings.
- He previously pleaded guilty to destroying evidence and interfering with a corpse, receiving concurrent shorter terms, with parole eligibility after 20 years.