Global InformationChoa Chu Kang Combined Temple murder information
Tan Poh Huat | |
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 Tan Poh Huat, the 53-year-old murder victim | |
| Born | Tan Poh Huat c. 1963 Singapore, Malaysia |
| Died | (aged 53) Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Crushing of the voice box |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Occupation(s) | Temple helper Bookmaker Odd job labourer (former) |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Spouse | Unnamed ex-wife |
| Children | 3 |
On 14 February 2016, 47-year-old unemployed Singaporean Loh Suan Lit (卢传烈 Lú Chuánliè) hammered 53-year-old temple helper Tan Poh Huat (陈宝发 Chén Bǎofā) to death at Choa Chu Kang Combined Temple, located at Singapore's Choa Chu Kang. Loh left for Malaysia five days after the killing, but he was eventually arrested another five days later at the Woodlands Checkpoint on his way back to Singapore.
It was revealed that Loh had intruded the temple in order to commit burglary but after he failed to steal anything and was about to leave, he was caught red-handed by Tan, causing Loh to panic and thus used the hammer to assault Tan, who died from a crushed voice box. Originally charged with murdering Tan, Loh pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter and another unrelated charge of burglary in January 2018, and he was sentenced to jail for 14 years and given six strokes of the cane.[1]
- ^ Lum, Selina (16 January 2018). "14 years, 6 strokes for 'brutal' temple killing". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.