Chitchat The Singaporean medical student who disappeared in Athens in 2011

[Si1verwolf]

Poor fellow's name was Kouk Leong Jin and he was by all accounts a high-achiever. Naval officer, karate black belt, went to a neighbourhood school but worked hard and was studying to become a medical doctor through the longer NUS-Duke research pathway. Dated his wife for 7 long years and married for not more than a fortnight before he disappeared off the face of the earth forever in 2011 in Greece where he was at to deliver a medical paper in a medical conference

It's only speculation but what probably happened was he decided to do a bit of sight-seeing in the hours leading up to the medical conference. He was spotted by and was approached by a local taxi tout who offered to drive him to some nearby sight-seeing spots, take some photos, enjoy some street food, buy some souvenirs, then drive him back to the medical conference and Kouk would still be in time to deliver his medical paper. It sounded like a good deal. And to Kouk, the smiling and persuasive taxi tout looked harmless and friendly enough.

Kouk gets into the car and is driven to a secluded place where Kouk was robbed and killed.

Reports at the time said one of Kouk's friends got a missed call from Kouk's phone at the time of his disappearance. Looks like Kouk made a desperate last-ditch attempt to call for help. This friend of his must have sleepless nights wondering if his friend Kouk could have been saved had he only answered the damn phone.

 

[Balls2U]

Poor fellow's name was Kouk Leong Jin and he was by all accounts a high-achiever. Naval officer, karate black belt, went to a neighbourhood school but worked hard and was studying to become a medical doctor through the longer NUS-Duke research pathway. Dated his wife for 7 long years and married for not more than a fortnight before he disappeared off the face of the earth forever in 2011 in Greece where he was at to deliver a medical paper in a medical conference

It's only speculation but what probably happened was he decided to do a bit of sight-seeing in the hours leading up to the medical conference. He was spotted by and was approached by a local taxi tout who offered to drive him to some nearby sight-seeing spots, take some photos, enjoy some street food, buy some souvenirs, then drive him back to the medical conference and Kouk would still be in time to deliver his medical paper. It sounded like a good deal. And to Kouk, the smiling and persuasive taxi tout looked harmless and friendly enough.

Kouk gets into the car and is driven to a secluded place where Kouk was robbed and killed.

Reports at the time said one of Kouk's friends got a missed call from Kouk's phone at the time of his disappearance. Looks like Kouk made a desperate last-ditch attempt to call for help. This friend of his must have sleepless nights wondering if his friend Kouk could have been saved had he only answered the damn phone.

How strange. I just thought of him earlier this evening and intended to post a thread on this. But you beat me to it.

 

[Boonsiong]

Most likely he committed suicide

 

[eatshitndie]

a sinkie geek in a greek tragedy. have some cumfort that the conference audience was spared from a presentation full of cringy singrish accent.

 

[Balls2U]

This is his wife, Seow Shu Ping.