Yong Boon Cheong | |
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 Yong Boon Cheong, who was stabbed to death | |
| Born | Yong Boon Cheong c. 1960 |
| Died | 4 July 2014 (aged 54) |
| Cause of death | Fatal stab wound to the heart |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman Plastic manufacturing factory owner |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Spouse | Unnamed wife (m. 2009; his death 2014) |
| Children | One son |
On 4 July 2014, in Johor, Malaysia, 54-year-old millionaire Yong Boon Cheong (杨文松 Yáng Wénsōng) went missing after he was last seen at a coffeeshop. About 24 hours after his wife reported him missing, Yong's burnt body was discovered at an oil palm estate near Kampung Seri Paya in Batu Pahat, and the police eventually arrested two men, who both allegedly killed Yong along Jalan Skudai, Danga Bay, Johor Bahru after assaulting him at the shop and bringing him into their car. The two men – ship cleaner Izwanuddin Kasim (also spelt Izwanuddin Kassim) and his Singaporean friend Noriskandar Zainal Yahya – were both charged with murder, but after the end of trial proceedings in 2017, Noriskandar was sentenced to eight years' jail after pleading guilty to abetting Izwanuddin to dispose of the body, but Izwanuddin was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.[1] Izwanuddin's appeals were dismissed between 2019 and 2021, and he is currently on death row awaiting execution.[2][3]
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- ^ "亚依淡焦尸案 被告上诉驳回 维持死刑". China Press (in Chinese). 30 September 2019.
- ^ "联邦法院驳上诉申请 维持被告死刑裁决". China Press (in Chinese). 11 November 2021.