Doctor Charged With Murdering Wife, Son In Johor Bahru

JOHOR BAHRU, 16 Jan (Bernama) -- A doctor was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today on four charges, including the murder of his wife and son.

Chia Tong Hong, 34, nodded his head after the murder charges were read out to him in separate magistrates’ courts.

Both the charges were framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides the death sentence, or imprisonment for a term of 40 years and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, if convicted.

However, no plea was recorded for both charges as murder cases fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

In the court before Magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab and Magistrate A Shaarmini, Chia was charged with murdering his wife, Phun Lai Ling, 37, and their five-year-old son, Aaden Chia Yee Heng, respectively.

The offence was allegedly committed at a house in Bandar Dato' Onn here, here between 9.50 pm and 10.34 pm on Dec 30, 2025.

In the court before Magistrate Atifah Hazimah, Chia was also charged with obstructing the police in conducting an investigationby anging the position of his son's body.

The offence was allegedly committed at the same location at 8.10 am on Dec 31, 2025.

Chia pleaded not guilty to the charge, framed under Section 186 of the Penal Code, which provides a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment or a fine of up to RM10,000 or both, if convicted.

He also pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing the disappearance of evidence of an offence committed by disposing of his wife's false nails with the intention of evading legal punishment.

The charge, read out before Magistrate Nabilah Nizam, was framed under Section 201 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment for up to seven years and a fine upon conviction.

Chia, represented by lawyer Bernard George, was not allowed bail, and the courts set March 17 for mention pending the post-mortem, DNA, chemical and toxicology test reports.

Deputy Public Prosecutors Sarah Siti Aisyah Mustapha Kamal, Nurul Fatihah Mohd Nizam and Siti Aishah Latif prosecuted in the cases. 

-- BERNAMA