Dr Chia Tong Hong, 34, charged with murder of wife and son in JB

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Doc charged with murder​

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH

• Nation
• Saturday, 17 Jan 2026

JOHOR BARU: A private clinic doctor has been charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with allegedly murdering his wife and four-year-old son at their home in Bandar Dato’ Onn late last month.

Dr Chia Tong Hong, 34, nodded to indicate that he understood the charges when they were read out before magistrates Atifah Hazimah Wahab and A. Shaarmini yesterday.

No plea was recorded for either offence.

Dr Chia is accused of killing his wife Phun Lai Ling, 37, and their son, Aaden Chia Yee Heng, at their house along Jalan Perjiranan 11/12 between 9.50pm and 10.34pm on Dec 30.

The two charges were framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty, or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years and up to 12 strokes of the cane.

Dr Chia also claimed trial before magistrates Atifah Hazimah and Nabilah Nizam to two additional charges of obstructing police investigations.

He is accused of disposing of his wife’s fake fingernails and repositioning his son’s body after the killings, allegedly at about 8.10am on Dec 31 at the same residence.

The obstruction charges were made under Section 186 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of two years or a fine of up to RM10,000, or both, and Section 201, which carries a maximum jail term of seven years and a fine.

Bail was denied in all three courts, as the accused faces charges under Section 302.

The case has been set for mention on March 17 for the submission of documents, pending post-mortem, DNA, chemical, forensic and toxicology reports.

On Thursday, Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said police found the bodies at 8.20am on Dec 31, with injuries consistent with criminal acts.

“The woman was found with a slash wound on her neck, while the child had bluish marks on his face believed to be caused by smothering,” he said.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene and sent to Hospital Sultan Ismail for a post-mortem, which confirmed that the woman died from asphyxia-related causes and the boy from smothering.

 

[metanoia]

Chia Tong Hong Faces Charges That Have Gripped Malaysia​

• author
• January 16, 2026
• 6 Min Read

Like any other middle-class Malaysian neighborhood, Bandar Dato’ Onn has neat lawns, well-organized traffic, and peaceful evenings broken up by televisions or the occasional barking dog. However, one of them has been silent more than the others since late December.
In Johor Bahru, 34-year-old Dr. Chia Tong Hong of a private clinic was accused of four major offenses. These include the purported killings of his 37-year-old wife Phun Lai Ling and their five-year-old son Aaden. In their home, where life ought to have felt secure and even sacred, both were discovered dead.

Category	Details
Full Name	Dr. Chia Tong Hong
Age	34 years old
Occupation	Private clinic doctor
Location of Incident	Bandar Dato’ Onn, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Victims	Wife: Phun Lai Ling (37), Son: Aaden Chia Yee Heng (5)
Date of Incident	December 30, 2025
Charges	Two counts of murder, obstruction of justice, disposal of evidence
Legal Status	No plea for murder; pleaded not guilty to lesser charges
Next Court Date	March 17, 2026
Key Evidence	Knife, pillow, wife’s artificial nails
Prosecutors	Sarah Siti Aisyah, Nurul Fatihah, Siti Aishah
Defense Counsel	Bernard George
Bail Status	Denied

In addition to the act’s violent nature, the accusations are especially upsetting because they were made by a person whose line of work is usually linked to healing. For many people, a doctor—especially one who is trusted with daily patient care—represents comfort. That view has been significantly altered by this case.
The killings, according to the prosecution, happened on December 30, 2025, between 9:50 and 10:34 p.m. Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison with mandatory caning or the death penalty, applies to these charges. Since the High Court hears murder cases, no plea has been recorded as of yet.
Additional charges against Dr. Chia include disposing of his wife’s artificial fingernails and obstructing the police investigation by allegedly moving his son’s body, both of which are thought to be attempts to obstruct the collection of evidence. He entered a not guilty plea to these.
He seemed calm during the court hearing. When the charges were read, he nodded while sporting a grey T-shirt. The absence of visible emotion caused spectators to feel uneasy.
Following Dr. Chia’s arrest, police showed up at the crime scene on January 3. A knife, a pillow, and other household objects were among the confiscated evidence. Forensic test results and autopsy details are still pending. March 17 is the date of the case’s next mention, giving the prosecution additional time to complete lab results, such as toxicology and DNA.
Prosecutors Sarah Siti Aisyah Mustapha Kamal, Nurul Fatihah Mohd Nizam, and Siti Aishah Latif handled the charges throughout the proceedings. Bernard George, Chia’s defense attorney, did not ask for bail, probably realizing that it was practically impossible given the seriousness of the charges.
Updates have been discreetly shared in local WhatsApp groups and online forums in recent days. The majority have only expressed uneasy reactions rather than theories or outrage. Silence often speaks louder than conjecture in situations such as these.
Malaysia has seen a number of high-profile criminal cases involving family members during the last ten years. Each one raises difficult issues regarding emotional strain, stress, and the brittle nature of private lives hidden behind respectable façades.
Dr. Chia was a member of a respected group in society by profession. He wasn’t just any doctor, though; according to reports, he worked in oncology, a specialty that calls for both technical proficiency and emotional fortitude. One can’t help but wonder what pressures, if any, might have built up in his life—personal or professional.
It was the mention of the artificial fingernails, not the police report or court transcript, that stuck with me. A tiny item that is frequently disregarded is now used as evidence in the prosecution’s case. The tragedy felt especially painful because of the intimacy of that gesture—the disposal of something so intimate.
Motive has not been officially mentioned during the hearings. The emotional gap between the tightly sealed silence inside the courtroom and those observing from outside keeps growing as a result of that absence.
Prosecutors rely on timeliness, investigative integrity, and tangible evidence in their case. However, the story has caused anxiety among the general public because it blurs the traditionally drawn line between private collapse and public duty.
Chemical analyses and medical reports will be delivered in the upcoming weeks. The case will proceed gradually, one procedural step at a time. However, no scientific finding can account for what makes a person—educated, employed, and a member of a community—come to consider using violence.
This case may mark a sea change in Malaysia’s continuing discussions about family safety, mental health, and work-related stress. If organizations react carefully, it could result in improved screening procedures, easier access to psychological support for frontline staff, or even straightforward check-ins that could stop hidden stress from getting worse.
Chia Tong Hong’s story is still unfinished as of right now. The legal process will proceed as planned. Rights will be upheld, duties will be delegated, and evidence will be considered. However, the effects have already been felt by the neighbors, the families, and the general public, subtly altering the way that silence, accountability, and trust are viewed behind closed doors.

 

[syed putra]

Prosecutors, three minahs v defence one grago? Grago is of portugoose decent.

 

[countryman]

OMG..Chow Ah Beng face is a medical doctor!

 

[Sinkiesuk]

This one shocking doctor kill peo somore not bad looking. Kill also never run road so not is a planned murder.

 

[Hightech88]

This kind of face can be doctor lol. Likely another crime of passion again. Maybe he found out the son is not his lol.

 

[tobelightlight]

If he live a women-free life, such grave crime would be avoided.

 

[tobelightlight]

This kind of face can be doctor lol. Likely another crime of passion again. Maybe he found out the son is not his lol.

So what kind of face can be doctor?

 

[batman1]

Maybe Crime of passion.

 

[requiret]

Many racist China-haters scum dogs and many of those China-haters Singaporeans that married Malaysian-chinese spouses due to their selfish biased vested interests of having Malaysian-chinese direct family members, they always unfairly scold/curse China-Chinese for committing bad acts in Singapore and they often incite hatred against China-Chinese/China but they very biasedly sing praises of malaysian-chinese. But the truth is Malaysian-chinese commit much more wicked crimes in Singapore compared to China-Chinese.

Examples,
In Singapore's history, no China people had ever gangraped a Singaporean female before. But in 1989 got happen before a group of seven malaysian-chinese males gangraped a Singaporean total stranger teenage girl in a beach in singapore.

In Singapore's history, no China people had ever killed a child in Singapore before. But got happen before malaysian-chinese killed a child in Singapore before. Example that Took Leng How case.

In Singapore's history, no China male had ever committed sexual assaults on more than 10 children/teenagers before. But in year 2015 got 1 malaysian-chinese was sentenced to jail for sexually penetrating more than 10 minors under the age of 14 in singapore. Example that Yap Weng Wah case. Yap Weng Wah, a malaysian was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 24 strokes of the cane. Yap Weng Wah was convicted of 11 charges of sexually penetrating a minor below the age of 14.

In Singapore's history, NO China woman had ever murdered her Singaporean husband for money or revenge before. NOT even once.

But got happen before malaysian-chinese woman murdered her Singaporean husband for revenge or money before. And somemore happen more than 1 time before. Example the 1984 murder case whereby a malaysian-chinese woman hired a few Thailand killers to kill her Singaporean-Chinese banker husband when her Singaporean husband was sleeping in his condominium's bedroom.

In Singapore's history, NO China female tenant had ever used a knife to slash her Singaporean houseowner before. NOT even once.

But got happen before more than 1 time malaysian-chinese female tenant use knife to slash her Singaporean houseowner. Example a few years ago got 1 malaysian-chinese female tenant stabbed to death her elderly Singaporean-Chinese flatowner just because the malaysian-chinese female tenant was unhappy that the elderly Singaporean flatowner wanted to increase $10 rental fee due to the malaysian tenant's bad habit of always leaving her room lights on when she sleep. that malaysian-chinese female tenant's name is woo mui mee.

And also another case whereby another malaysian-chinese female tenant left her opened can of sardines in the fridge for more than 1 day and she was angry that her Singaporean flatowner threw away her this opened canned of sardines and this malaysian-chinese female tenant took a knife to slash her Singaporean flatowner.

In Singapore's history, no China people had ever committed sexual abuse against a toddler before, But this year 2025 in Singapore got 1 malaysian-chinese was sentenced to jail for sexual abuse against 3 toddler girls. Teo Guan Huat, a malaysian was sentenced to jail for sexual abuse against 3 toddler girls.

And many people say the murderer of that horrific 1979 murder of 4 children in a geylang bahru flat is the malaysian-chinese neighbour.

By the way, Saya bukan dari China and Saya adalah seorang Singaporean. In case later those crazy racist China-haters scum dogs come to wrongly accuse me of being from China

 

[Hightech88]

So what kind of face can be doctor?

Just look at his fark face again. Dyed hair with Mo Peng face (dun even know how to take care of skin) and that irritating strands of beard never even bother to shave, would you feel at ease with such a doctor? LOL.