A 33 year-old
engineer who murdered his girlfriend on Valentine's Day three years ago has
been sentenced to death.
High Court
Judicial Commissioner Collin Lawrence Sequerah said the accused, Cheong Teik
Keon, was found guilty of killing Tan Ching Chin, 24, a clerk, was accused of
committing the offence against Tan at her home at No. 2703, Taman Hwa Seng,
Jalan Rozhan, Alma, in Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia, at about 8.40am on Feb 14,
2013.
In sending
Cheong to the gallows, Collin said the defence had failed to prove that Cheong
was of unsound mind at the time of the offence.
"An email
written by Cheong five hours before the incident showed that he was not of
unsound mind, and I am unable to find the accused's mind so impaired as to not
be able to differentiate between what is wrong and what is right. There is no
other option in this case than to pass a sentence of mandatory death," he
said in a lengthy judgement.
Clad in a
long-sleeved white shirt, trousers and slippers, Cheong appeared subdued in the
dock when a court interpreter conveyed the judgement to him. He was represented
by Ramkarpal Singh and Muhammad Arif Shaharuddin.
Ramkarpal
stood up at the end of the judgement to protest the death sentence for his
client and said he would file an appeal.Source: New Straits Times
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