Sunny Ang
Sunny Ang Soo Suan | |
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| Born | c. 1939 |
| Died | 6 February 1967 (aged 27–28) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
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| Criminal status | Executed on 6 February 1967 |
| Conviction | Murder (1 count) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1 |
| Date | 27 August 1963 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Singapore |
Date apprehended | 21 December 1964 |
Sunny Ang Soo Suan (Chinese: 洪书宣; pinyin: Hóng Shūxuān; c. 1939 – 6 February 1967), alias Anthony Ang, was a Singaporean racing driver and part-time law student who gained notoriety for the murder of his girlfriend Jenny Cheok Cheng Kid near Sisters' Islands. Ang was charged and tried for murder in the High Court of Singapore solely based on circumstantial evidence and without a body. His case attracted substantial attention in Singapore and Malaysia given that he was the first to be tried for murder without a body in these two countries.
On 19 May 1965, Ang was found guilty of murder by a unanimous decision in one of Singapore's last jury trials before its abolition in January 1970. The jury recommended the mandatory death sentence, which the High Court imposed on Ang. His case became a landmark in both Singapore and Malaysia as he was the first to be found guilty of murder and undergo capital punishment solely based on circumstantial evidence and the first to be convicted and sentenced to death for murder without a body. Ang lost his appeals against the sentence and he was eventually executed on 6 February 1967. Cheok's body was never found.