Singapore News - The car driver allegedly involved in a fatal six-vehicle crash in Tampines that killed two people has been handed four charges. Muhammad Syafie... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A woman was in her Sembawang rental flat when she started a fire in September 2021, and the flames caused burns to 15 per cent of her then boyfriend’s body. Mr Premraj Ragoo, then 32, suffered burns including on his back and left buttock. The prosecution said that the... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A man who wore his wife’s dress and brandished a knife at a 74-year-old cashier while attempting to rob a minimart was sentenced on April 23. Mahmoud Abdeltawwab Riad Abdelhak, 39, who pleaded guilty to an attempted robbery charge and a theft charge, was... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A former lawyer was convicted of criminal breach of trust on April 22 for misappropriating over $525,000 of her client’s money, which she later used for personal expenses and debt repayments. Soraya Hafsa Ibrahim, 58, pleaded guilty to three charges, including one charge... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A migrant worker who died on April 18, 2023, after falling 6m through a lift shaft in Ion Orchard, was drunk while doing welding work, a coroner’s court has found. In her report on April 19, Coroner Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz said Mr Varadharaju Sundarajan, a 39-year-old... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - The long arm of the law has caught up with a man who took part in a knife attack at Rest Bugis Hotel in March 2023, while he was on the run for prior offences. On April 11, Mohammad Ghufran Sinarfadhli, 23, was sentenced to three years and 11 months’ jail, after he... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A doctor who was allegedly at the wheel after drinking alcohol is said to have driven in a dangerous manner, causing an accident in which four people were hurt. On April 11, Kenneth Wong Hon Kwong, 55 was charged with one count each of drink driving and doing so in a... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A man stole two cans of pork products from a supermarket before placing them on a food delivery shelf near the main entrance of the Al-Ansar Mosque in Bedok. On April 4, food delivery rider Ian Poh, 30, was sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail after he pleaded... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A part-time hawker had a personal protection order (PPO) issued against him in January 2023 after he was caught on video repeatedly slapping and pinching his senile, elderly mother. Despite this, Chua Geok Guan continued abusing the 87-year-old woman seven months later,... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A 13-year-old boy, who committed a sexual offence against a girl in early 2021, went on to target five more victims in separate instances until late 2022. The offender committed the offences against the six underage girls, who were between 12 and 14 years old at the... Read more at www.tnp.sg