Hans Herzog | |
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.jpg) Hans Herzog, who was slashed to death | |
| Born | Hans Herzog 1944 |
| Died | 12 November 2003 (aged 59) |
| Cause of death | Multiple fatal slash wounds on the neck and head |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Employer | Himself |
| Known for | His murder |
| Spouse | Low Yoke Yoke |
| Children | Ku Su Kin (stepdaughter) Ku Su Yin (stepdaughter) |
On 12 November 2003, 59-year-old Hans Herzog, a German-born Australian businessman, was found dead with multiple slash and stab wounds on his body at his residence at USJ, Subang Jaya in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. Herzog, whose wife was Malaysian, was said to have been killed by two teenage boys (aged 17 and 18 respectively) allegedly hired by his two teenage stepdaughters, who resented him for alleged domestic abuse. The four teenagers were arrested and charged with murder.[1][2]
Although Herzog's stepdaughters were acquitted of abetting the killing,[3] the two boys - Tan Pei Yan and Low Kian Boon (刘健文 Líu Jiánwén) - were found guilty of manslaughter in 2006 and sentenced to ten years' jail each by the Shah Alam High Court.[4] However, after the prosecution filed an appeal, the Court of Appeal found the boys guilty of murder in 2009, and since Low was 18 years old while Tan was 17 at the time of the offence, Low was sentenced to death while Tan was detained indefinitely for 11 years before he was released in September 2020 on a royal pardon.[5]
After he was handed the death penalty in 2009, Low was held on death row for 15 years before his death sentence was commuted to 35 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane in March 2024, after Malaysia abolished the mandatory death penalty a year prior in 2023 and enabled anyone convicted of murder to face either a death sentence or a jail term of 30 to 40 years.[6]
- ^ "姐妹和两男友被控谋杀继父". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 23 November 2003.
- ^ "不满管教严厉 姐妹付1300元 买凶杀继父生母". Xin Ming Ri Bao (in Chinese). 14 November 2003.
- ^ "Judge tells them: 'You're free to go'". The New Paper. 7 April 2006.
- ^ "10 years' jail for killing Aussie". The New Paper. 26 April 2006.
- ^ "少年持刀聯合姐妹花殺洋繼父 39歲華男逃死刑改坐牢35年". Guangming Daily (in Chinese). 28 March 2024.
- ^ "少年持刀杀洋汉 如今39岁 华男死刑改坐牢35年". China Press (in Chinese). 28 March 2024.