A Pakistani court sentenced Umar Hayat, 23, to death for killing 17-year-old TikTok and Instagram influencer Sana Yousaf in her home. Yousaf’s father said the verdict was meant for society, warning criminals that committing such an act would lead to the same result. Police arrested Hayat in Faisalabad within 20 hours of the murder. Hayat confessed in a recorded statement, describing a one-sided obsession formed through online interactions. He traveled to Islamabad around May 28–29, later spoke by phone with Yousaf, and arranged to meet on June 2. He rented a Toyota Fortuner, brought a 30-bore pistol, entered the home after she did not come out, and an argument escalated into her murder, witnessed by her mother and aunt.
"A court in Pakistan has sentenced Umar Hayat, 23, to death for murdering a 17-year-old TikTok and Instagram influencer whose killing last year had reignited a debate about women's safety. Tuesday's verdict is a lesson for all such criminals in society, said Hassan Yousaf, the father of Sana Yousaf, who was shot dead at her home on June 2 last year."
"“This verdict is not just for me as an individual; it is for the entire society,” he said outside the court in Islamabad. “This is a lesson for all such criminals in society that if they commit such an act, they can get such a result,” he said."
"In a recorded statement, Hayat had confessed to the crime in July, admitting to having developed a one-sided obsession with Yousaf following online interactions, a separate Dawn report said. According to the statement, the man had travelled to Islamabad between May 28 and 29 to wish Yousaf well on her birthday, but the two could not meet, for unspecified reasons."
"Hayat rented a Toyota Fortuner and brought a 30-bore pistol with him. When the suspect reached Yousaf's house, she did not come out. However, he still managed to enter, and an argument ensued, escalating into Yousaf's murder, which was witnessed by her mother and aunt."
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