Four in a family brutally murdered in Sibu

Sibu on the Eve of New Year 2012

Sibu on 3 January 2012

The Borneo Post:

Four members of family murdered, one in critical condition


SIBU: Four members of a family were brutally murdered here at about 7 am today.
Sibu Police Chief ACO Shafie Ismail said a 36-year-old businessman, his 80-year-old mother, his two children aged eight to ten were brutally attacked. The third child at press time is in ICU, Sibu Hospital. The four were found dead in their house at Lane 13B1, RTM Road here.
The police believed they were attacked with blunt and sharp objects by more than one person.
Sarawak Police deputy commissioner Datuk Law Heng Soon said the dead have been identified as businessman Ling Tong Hock, 36, his mother Leong Nyuk Lan, 76, son David Ling Chei Qi, 10, and daughter Amy Ling Zi Jiun, seven. Tong Hock’s son Kelvin Ling Chei You, eight, is gravely injured on the head.
Law said Tong Hock’s wife, Li Xiao Lan, 28, fled unharmed through a window to a neighbour’s house after she heard a commotion downstairs and some people trying to kick down the bedroom door of the house.
He appealed to eye-witnesses to come forward to help the police and asked the media not to make any speculation which can hamper investigations.




From The Star:

Businessman and three members of his family murdered in Sibu
SIBU: Four members of a family were murdered in their home at 1H Lorong RTM 13B here just before dawn Tuesday.
The victims were a 36-year-old businessman, two of his children – aged eight and 10, and his 80-year-old mother.
The businessman’s wife managed to escape through a window on the first floor.
A team led by Sibu police chief ACP Shafie Ismail is conducting investigations at the scene while Sarawak police deputy commissioner Datuk Law Hong Soon is expected to give a press conference later in the afternoon.


Comment:

It is so sad to learn that four family members have been brutally murdered in Sibu. Two of them were children! How anyone could attack a seven-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother to death is beyond us all as human beings. The girl, Amy Ling, and brother David, were found dead in different places at their house in RTM Road. Their eight-year-old brother is currently in Sibu Hospital’s intensive care unit with severe head injuries. A previous report from Bernama had claimed the boy died. I do apologise for the incorrect reporting and call upon everyone to pray for this poor child.

Also murdered were the children’s 36-year-old father — a timber and shipping businessman — identified as Ling Tock Hock and their 76-year-old grandmother Leong Nyuk Lan.
Ling’s wife — 28-year-old China national — Li Xiao Lan apparently managed to escape through a window on the first floor.

Sibu police chief ACP Shafie Ismail said it is believed that the family was attacked with both blunt and sharp objects by more than one person.

This is a devastating and horrific crime and the police must act swiftly to ensure justice is served.

Terror must not be allowed to reign in Sibu!

Let’s pray for the family and hope those left behind can one day rebuild their lives.

Extract from : Parochial Sarawakian ⋅ January 3, 2012 ⋅