Court Of Appeal Upholds Death Sentence On Canny Ong's Killer.

The Court of Appeal Monday upheld the death sentence on a former aircraft cabin cleaning supervisor for the rape and murder of IT analyst Canny Ong Lay Kian five years ago.

Justices Datuk Abdul Aziz Mohamed (now a Federal court judge), Datuk Mohamed Ghazali Mohamed Yusof and Datuk Azmel Ma'amor (now a Federal Court judge) unanimously dismissed Ahmad Najib's appeal to set aside the convictions, death sentence and jail term for raping and killing Ong, 29, at the 7th mile, Jalan Klang Lama, between 1am and 5am on June 14, 2003.

Ahmad Najib, 31, who wore a black and white chequered shirt and black trousers, appeared calm when the court announced the verdict.

Justice Abdul Aziz said circumstantial evidence showed that it was Ahmad Najib, and no one else, who raped and killed Ong.

Ahamd Najib was found guilty and sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court on Feb 23, 2005 for Ong's murder.

He was also sentenced to 20 years jail and 10 strokes of the rotan for raping her.

The trial was given wide publicity and horrified the nation with tales of abduction, rape, murder and the dumping of Ong's body into a manhole measuring 3x3x3 ft, before it was burnt. (Bernama)