Kidnapping of Phang Tee Wah information

Kidnapping of Phang Tee Wah

Phang Tee Wah, the goldsmith who was kidnapped and murdered
Date	11 – 15 April 1989
Location	Yishun, Singapore
Outcome	Phang was murdered while being held hostage by the kidnappers Liow Han Heng and Ibrahim Masod Ibrahim and Liow were both found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in 1993 Liow died from a heart attack while on death row at Changi Prison Ibrahim was executed by hanging at Changi Prison in 1994
Deaths	Phang Tee Wah (56)
Non-fatal injuries	None
Convicted	Liow Han Heng (44) Ibrahim bin Masod (50)
Verdict	Guilty
Convictions	Murder
Sentence	Death penalty

On 11 April 1989, 56-year-old goldsmith Phang Tee Wah (Chinese: 庞世华; pinyin: Páng Shìhuá) was kidnapped by two men before he was murdered. Despite his death, the kidnappers demanded ransom from Phang's family, who were kept in the dark about Phang's death as they contacted the police about their predicament and the crime. Subsequently, four days after Phang was killed, his corpse was discovered and the police were able to nab the two kidnappers - Phang's former employee Liow Han Heng (alias William Liow; 廖汉兴 Liào Hànxīng) and security guard Ibrahim bin Masod, who was Liow's friend and driver.

Both Liow and Ibrahim were charged with kidnapping and murder. The prosecution argued during the trial that both men had killed Phang to not allow him to identify them, while the respective defence counsel of both men argued there was no intention on both men's part to cause Phang's death. After the rejection of their defences, Liow and Ibrahim were convicted and sentenced to death for the brutal abduction-murder of Phang. However, while he was incarcerated on death row, Liow suffered a heart attack and died on 10 August 1993. Ibrahim, on the other hand, was eventually put to death on 29 July 1994 after failing to overturn his death sentence through his appeals.