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Neoh Bean Chye
On 9 August 1972, which falls on Singapore's National Day, 42-year-old wine shop owner Chew Liew Tea (周留的 Zhōu Líudì), who operated a wine shop at Amoy Street, was shot and killed by two Chinese Malaysians Lim Kim Huat (林金发 Lín Jīnfā) and Neoh Bean Chye (梁民才 Liáng Míncaí), who both escaped Singapore and fled to their home state of Penang in Malaysia, before they were separately caught by the Malaysian police between September 1972 and February 1973, and extradited back to Singapore to be charged with Chew's killing. During their trial, both Lim and Neoh gave defences that they never intended to kill Chew. Lim stated that he never knew the gun was loaded when he fired it at Chew and claimed it was an accidental shooting, while Neoh stated that the gun, which belonged to him, was never meant for killing or hurting anyone, but to threaten Chew during their robbery plot. However, after the prosecution proven that both defendants had the intention to kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoh Bean Chye
On 9 August 1972, which falls on Singapore's National Day, 42-year-old wine shop owner Chew Liew Tea (周留的 Zhōu Líudì), who operated a wine shop at Amoy Street, was shot and killed by two Chinese Malaysians Lim Kim Huat (林金发 Lín Jīnfā) and Neoh Bean Chye (梁民才 Liáng Míncaí), who both escaped Singapore and fled to their home state of Penang in Malaysia, before they were separately caught by the Malaysian police between September 1972 and February 1973, and extradited back to Singapore to be charged with Chew's killing. During their trial, both Lim and Neoh gave defences that they never intended to kill Chew. Lim stated that he never knew the gun was loaded when he fired it at Chew and claimed it was an accidental shooting, while Neoh stated that the gun, which belonged to him, was never meant for killing or hurting anyone, but to threaten Chew during their robbery plot. However, after the prosecution proven that both defendants had the intention to kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |