Malaysian man gets death penalty for murdering his adoptive parents
- Tan Kian Ngip also tried to hide his crime by trying to set the victims’ house ablaze, but was unsuccessful
The High Court in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan has ordered a 45-year-old man to be sent to the gallows after he was found guilty of murdering his adoptive parents.
Justice Rohani Ismail said the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt against the accused Tan Kian Ngip.
“The court also finds that the defence raised by the accused was a mere denial and an afterthought.
“And since the accused has chosen not to mitigate, the court hereby sentences him to death by hanging,” the judge said.
Tan, who was previously a stockbroker, was charged with murdering retired engineer Tan Kim Joo, 73, and his retired teacher wife Ng Chong Hwa, 67, at their house in the city of Nilai between 4pm and 7.45pm on July 24, 2019.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of up to 40 years and not less than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.