1. Salesman Who Killed Wife And Maid Escapes Gallows

The Star, 3 June 2010, Page N14

In Petaling Jaya, a hardware store salesman, Phoy Yew Yong killed his wife and his Indonesian maid with a kitchen knife and he escaped the gallows when the Shah Alam High Court here released him of the two murder charges. The court ruled that Phoy Yew Yong was in a state of insanity and had no recollection of his actions and the consequences when he committed the crime. The psychiatrist mentioned that Phoy Yew Yong’s condition had worsened after the birth of his youngest child as he felt pressure to support his family. In the 7am incident, Phoy Yew Yong repeatedly stabbed on his maid, Siti Fatonah and his wife, Ang Sook Foon in his home in Puchong. A delusional Phoy Yew Yong thought that Siti Fatonah was going to kill his daughter and killed the maid when she was mopping the floor. His wife was also got stabbed while she was trying to help the maid. Siti Fatonah suffered 34 stab wounds while his wife suffered 20 wounds. The counselor, Joseph Tan mentioned that Phoy Yew Yong showed remorse after stabbing his wife and tried to kill himself with a knife and electrical wires. This news consists of conflict of the killing and the insanity of the murder.