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Kuching double murder

On 6 August 2014, two 22-year-old British medical students - Aidan Brunger and Neil Dalton - were attacked and stabbed to death in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, where they were completing a six-week placement caring for patients in a local hospital of Sarawak. The Royal Malaysia Police investigated the case and arrested five suspects. One of these suspects, a local fishmonger named Zulkipli Abdullah, was charged with the double murder, which made international headlines as crimes against tourists in Malaysia were extremely rare.

After a short but highly reported trial that concluded in March 2015, Zulkipli was found guilty of murdering both Dalton and Brunger, and sentenced to death by hanging. The higher courts heard Zulkipli's appeals thrice between 2015 and 2024 and they were all dismissed. Zulkipli is on death row as of 2024, awaiting his execution. Provided by Wikipedia