American senior citizen Gerald Wayne Mickelson, 63, was today sentenced to death after the Kuala Lumpur High Court found him guilty of murdering his ex-wife.

Justice Azman Abdullah said Mickelson's sworn testimony for his entire defence did not create reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case.

"I hereby find you guilty as charged and convict you under Section 302 of the Penal Code and I hereby sentence you, Mickelson, to death by hanging," he said...