Robert Kevin Ellis was a British-Australian millionaire businessman who was murdered in Bali in 2014. His wife later confessed to having organised his murder.
Robert Kevin Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1954 |
| Died | 20 October 2014 (aged 60) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Citizenship |
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| Spouse |
Julaikah Noor Aini (m. 1989) |
| Children | 4 |
Life and career
editEllis spent his early life in Ōtara, New Zealand. He was raised there alongside his three siblings.[2] He later moved to Australia. He met Julaikah Noor Aini in 1986 and they were married in 1989. They had two children, in addition to the two children from Ellis' former marriage.[3]
The couple owned several businesses in Jakarta and Balo, including the telecommunications company PT Masindo Utama Nusantara and a diving company called Blue Fin.[1]
Murder
editOn 21 October 2014, Ellis' body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped in a ditch alongside a rice field. His throat had been slashed.[2]
Forensics searched the couple's villa and car, finding a small amount of blood. Police found Aini watching television, and she did not seem shocked when police notified her that her husband's body had been found.[1]
Aini confessed to organising the murder and hiring her maid's boyfriend Adrianus Ngongo to murder Ellis.[4] She claimed that he was killed because he kept her in a state of poverty and refused to give her more than a $19 per month allowance.[4] She also claimed that he had cheated on her[1] and withheld sex.[5]
Police arrested Adrianus Ngongo, who was carrying his share of the $A14,000 Aini had paid him and four accomplices for the murder.[6] Police also arrested two maids who had kept the family's pet dogs quiet during the murder, before helping to clean up and move the body.[7]
Aini was sentenced to 12 years in prison.[8][9] Of the five men hired to commit the murder, three received 12-year prison sentences, and two received 15-year prison sentences.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Wockner, Cindy; Erviani, Komang (23 October 2014). "Robert Kevin Ellis, murdered in Bali execution style, had children living in Australia". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b Trayes, Caralise (28 October 2014). "Kiwi millionaire's death in Bali shocks family". Stuff. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Leask, Anna (28 October 2014). "Body of slain businessman due to arrive". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b Bachelard, Michael (25 October 2014). "Murdered man to be buried in NZ". Stuff. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Sex-starved wife 'swaps faith for money'". The Cairns Post. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Wockner, Cindy; Erviani, Komang; Hickey, Phil (23 October 2014). "Wife paid $14K to have hubby killed". www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Wockner, Cindy; Erviani, Komang (22 October 2014). "Maids embroiled in Bali mans slaying". www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Lies And Infidelity: A Cross-Cultural Story Turned Bitter". UNRESERVED. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Topsfield, Jewel; Rosa, Amilia (10 June 2015). "Noor Ellis sentenced to 12 years' jail for Bali murder". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Wockner, Cindy; Erviani, Komang (15 September 2015). "Killer Noor Ellis moved out of Bali's Kerobokan prison after being threatened by hitmen". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2019.