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In Singapore alone, 28 people between the ages of 18 and 59 were nabbed in this operation. [ 68 ] 6 September 2024: A Chinese national and Singapore permanent resident Wu Tao, 41, was accused of the murder of 48-year-old female hawker Tan Kamonwan at a hawker stall called Dao Xiang Ju , at Maxwell Food Centre located at Kadayanallur Street ...
The following is a list of major crimes in Singapore.They are arranged in chronological order. Major crimes such as murder, homicide, kidnapping, rape and sexual assault, as well as firearms- and explosive-related crimes, are dealt with by the Major Crime Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Singapore Police Force. [1]
On 21 October 1970, the court dismissed Teo's appeal against his death sentence, and he was eventually hanged in May 1971. Teo was the first person in Singapore's legal history to be tried for a capital case before two judges in the High Court and also the first person to be sentenced to death following the abolishment of jury trials in January ...
He was taken back to Singapore two days later and arrested the same day. On October 18, 2024, Lee was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment by the High Court after he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of culpable homicide, following further investigations and assessment. [2]
17 May: 36-year-old Leong Fook Weng, who had fought with four people, was found dead in a vacant lot wearing only his underwear and with several stab wounds on his body. 22-year-old William Ho Kah Wei (alias Soh Tan Huat), who knew that the four killed Leong but never reported the crime to police, was imprisoned for six months. The assailants ...
Ten foreigners accused of involvement in a major money laundering operation in Singapore were again remanded to custody on Wednesday, with new charges slapped on eight, as the city-state widens ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing ...
Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singaporean law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to ...