The entrance to the former Wah Mee Club, where the massacre occurred
American-Chinese Tony Ng Wai-chiu (56) had spent the last 30 years in a Seattle jail for being involved in a Chinatown massacre that resulted in 13 people dead. Ng will be released and deported to Hong Kong to care for his sick dad.
In a closed-door parole hearing, it was decided that Ng would be released on grounds of good behavior. The board noted he was a model inmate, demonstrated positive attitude at work, and was a low risk reoffender.
The massacre was for control of Chinatown and took place at an illegal gambling den in Seattle’s Chinatown. Fourteen victims were tied up, robbed, and shot in the head. The two killers Willie Mak Kwan-fai and Bejamin Ng Kin received life sentence without parole for multiple counts of aggravated murder.
Before the 1983 massacre, Ng had no other criminal records. Ng claims that he was forced into the crime after receiving threats and he was not involved in killing the victims. He was convicted of robbery and assault.
The families of the victims have strongly opposed Ng’s release but are glad he is being deported.
Source: SCMP
Photo: Joe Mabel, Wikimedia Commons
