Tony Ng, jailed for 1983 Seattle massacre, to be deported to Hong Kong
After nearly 30 years in jail for role in Seattle gambling den bloodbath, Tony Ng to be paroled and deported to Hong Kong to be with sick dad
A Chinese who has spent almost 30 years in a Seattle jail for his role in a cold-blooded Chinatown massacre that left 13 people dead will be released and deported back to Hong Kong.
Ng, who moved to America in 1970, will be released within six weeks on grounds of good behaviour.
The board noted that Ng was "a model inmate" who demonstrated a positive attitude and work ethic in prison. He was said to be a "low risk to reoffend".
Ng had no criminal record before 1983 when, at the age of 26, he was involved in the worst mass murder in Seattle, on the northwest US coast - a deadly power play for control of Chinatown.
Ng insisted he played no part in the shooting or murders of the victims, and the court found no evidence to support the allegation. But he was convicted of robbery and assault. He said he was forced into the crime after receiving threats to his family.