Aidan Brunger and Neil Dalton , both 22 , were killed in Kuching on Borneo . The two men had been working for a company that was providing security services to the oil industry in Borneo. Death penalty by hanging is mandatory sentence for murder in Malaysia . Newcastle students were on a work placement when they were stabbed .
Aidan Brunger and Neil Dalton , both 22 , were killed in Kuching on Borneo . Local Zulkipli Abdullah denied murder but admitted brawling with the pair . Death penalty by hanging is mandatory sentence for murder in Malaysia . Newcastle students were on a work placement when they were stabbed .