Federal Court upholds death sentence of ex-tow truck driver for AmBank founder's murder


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court here has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a former tow truck driver for the murder of Arab-Malaysian Bank (AmBank) founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi in 2013.

A three-member bench led by Court of Appeal President Justice Rohana Yusuf also affirmed the 18-year jail term on Koong Swee Kwan for attempting to murder Najadi's wife Cheong Mei Kuen.

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