New: Federal Court Commutes Low’s Death Sentence to 35 Years Imprisonment

The Federal Court has reduced the death sentence of Low Kian Boon, convicted of murdering Hans Herzog, to 35 years in prison. Low, 39, will also receive 12 strokes of the rotan. The decision, under the revised penalty laws, follows his arrest in 2003 at age 18.

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Low’s lawyer argued for a shorter term due to his time served and unanswered clemency requests. However, the prosecution emphasized the brutality of Herzog’s murder, urging the retention of the death penalty. Herzog, a German-born Australian, was killed during a home invasion in Subang Jaya in 2003. Police reportedly found a parang, a long-bladed knife similar to a machete, on a window sill in a room at the time of the murder.