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Malay Mail
3 days ago
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- Malay Mail
Singapore man, 44, arrested for murder after 79-year-old woman found dead in Sengkang flat
SINGAPORE, June 3 — A 44-year-old man has been arrested for murder following the death of a 79-year-old woman at a home in Sengkang, police said today. Officers responded to a call for assistance at a residential unit along Fernvale Road around 11.50am on Sunday and found the woman lying motionless inside, according to a report published in Channel News Asia. 'Upon police's arrival, officers found the 79-year-old woman lying motionless inside the unit. She was subsequently pronounced dead by SCDF paramedics at scene,' police said in a statement. The man was arrested at the scene, and preliminary investigations indicate that he and the woman were known to each other. He is expected to be charged in court on Tuesday with murder, an offence that carries the death penalty. Police said investigations are ongoing.
CNA
3 days ago
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- CNA
Man charged with murder of 79-year-old woman in Sengkang
SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old man was on Tuesday (Jun 3) charged with the murder of a 79-year-old woman in Sengkang. Lim Yuen Li was handed one count of murder – which carries the death penalty – at the State Courts. Appearing in person, Lim requested to use his mobile phone to make calls and deal with some administrative or financial matters. He told the court that he wanted to apply for a state lawyer and that he wanted to attend the woman's funeral. Lim was ordered to be remanded for psychiatric assessment at the prosecution's application. In a press release on Monday, the police said they received a call for assistance at a residential unit along Fernvale Road at about 11.50am. When the police arrived at the scene, they found the woman lying motionless inside the unit. She was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Lim was arrested at the scene with preliminary investigations revealing that the two had known each other. He will next appear in court on Jun 24.
CNA
4 days ago
- General
- CNA
Man arrested for murder after 79-year-old woman found dead in Sengkang
SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old man was arrested for murder on Sunday (Jun 1) after a 79-year-old woman was found dead in Sengkang. The police said they received a call for assistance at a residential unit along Fernvale Road at about 11.50am. 'Upon police's arrival, officers found the 79-year-old woman lying motionless inside the unit. She was subsequently pronounced dead by SCDF paramedics at scene.' The 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene. Preliminary investigations revealed that both parties are known to each other, the police said in a news release on Monday evening. The man will be charged in court on Tuesday with murder. The offence of murder carries the death penalty.
