Quah Tee Keon, 56, who was also charged with stabbing his wife and causing injuries that could have resulted in her death, withdrew his application for a review of his death penalty, reported Berita Harian.

A three-member bench, chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, subsequently decided to dismiss Quah’s review application and maintain his death sentence.

The others on the panel hearing the application were Justices Nordin Hassan and Hanipah Farikullah.

Quah, represented by lawyer Bernard George, was arrested after surrendering to the police in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 28, 2013.

Based on the facts of the case, he murdered a Chinese national named Ruan Chao Qiang at a house in Taman Mawar Indah, Triang, Bera, Pahang, around 3.30am on Oct 13, 2013.

He also injured his wife using a knife, causing injuries to her neck, hands and back at the same location and time.

Deputy public prosecutor Ng Siew Wee appeared for the prosecution.