A former contractor escaped the death sentence when the Court of Appeal today commuted his sentence to 35 years in prison for the murder of his three-year-old stepson almost six years ago.

Khairul Izani Khairuddin, 36, known as “Boy Tiger”, will also receive 12 strokes of the cane.

He was ordered to serve the prison sentence from the date of his arrest on Nov 12, 2018.