Global Information2014 Tampines flat stabbing information
Ong Guat Leng | |
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 Ong Guat Leng, who was killed in 2014 | |
| Born | Ong Guat Leng c. 1960 Colony of Singapore |
| Died | (aged 54) Tampines, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Death by stabbing |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Occupation | Housewife |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Spouse | Char Yeng Kong |
| Children | Two daughters and one son |
On 21 August 2014, at her flat in Tampines, 54-year-old Ong Guat Leng[a] (王月玲 Wáng Yuèlíng) was stabbed to death by her 80-year-old father-in-law Char Chin Fah[b] (谢振发 Xiè Zhènfā),[c] who was arrested and charged with murder.[1] It was revealed through investigations and court proceedings that Char did not have a good relationship with Ong, partly due to Char being "difficult to live with" and Ong having scolded Char and argued with Char over this and allegedly disrespected him. Eventually, one of these arguments on the day before the murder drove Char to the edge and he therefore grabbed a knife the next day, slammed the sleeping Ong's head against a wall before he knifed her to death. Char was eventually sentenced to eight years in jail after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in April 2016.[2] Ten years after the murder, Char, who had since completed his sentence, died at the age of 90 in February 2024.[3]
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- ^ "80-year-old man charged with murder of daughter-in-law". TODAY. 22 August 2014.
- ^ "8 years' jail for elderly man who killed daughter-in-law after his son sided with her during dispute". Coconuts. 25 April 2016.
- ^ "当年狠杀媳妇的家翁已过世 儿女放下仇恨送最后一程". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 25 March 2024.