Global InformationMurder of Tham Weng Kuen information
Tham Weng Kuen | |
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 An undated photo of Tham Weng Kuen during her younger years | |
| Born | Tham Weng Kuen c. 1936 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
| Died | 6 May 2005 (aged 68–69) Boon Lay, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Homicide by stabbing |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Spouse | Loh Siew Kow |
| Children | Catherine Loh Yim Leng (daughter) |
On 6 May 2005, 69-year-old Tham Weng Kuen (谭颖娟 Tán Yǐngjuān) was stabbed more than 110 times by a robber in her flat in Boon Lay and she died as a result. The police managed to arrest two suspects, who were brothers and also the neighbours of the victim.
The younger of the two brothers, Muhammad bin Kadar, initially accused his older brother as the one who killed Tham and he himself only committed robbery, yet he later changed his story to assume sole responsibility for the murder, while on the other hand, the older brother Ismil bin Kadar denied killing or robbing Tham. Nonetheless, both brothers were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in 2009 after a trial lasting 94 days.
Subsequently, after the appellate court reviewed the case and found that Muhammad was the sole perpetrator of the murder itself, Ismil was acquitted and successfully escaped the gallows upon his appeal, while Muhammad alone remained on death row for murdering Tham after losing his appeals, including one in 2014 for re-sentencing under the 2013 amended death penalty laws. Nearly ten years after killing Tham, 39-year-old Muhammad was finally hanged on 17 April 2015.