19-year-old Malaysian arrested over murder of elderly man

[Sun Wukong]

19-year-old Malaysian arrested over murder of elderly man
Posted: 16 May 2010 1425 hrs
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SINGAPORE : The police have arrested a 19-year-old Malaysian man in connection with the death of a 75-year-old Chinese man.

Police said the elderly man had head injuries and was sent from a building along Chin Swee Road to Singapore General Hospital at about 7.40pm on Friday.

He died on Saturday at about 2.15pm.

The suspect will be charged in court on Monday with murder. - CNA /ls

 

[Sun Wukong]

Quarrel led to death


May 16, 2010
Quarrel led to death

By Teh Joo Lin <!-- by line -->

A YOUNG cleaner and an elderly security officer at Manhattan House apparently hurled insults at each other before the argument turned physical last Friday. The 19-year-old cleaner is believed to have shoved the security officer, 75-year-old Seoh Toh Chong, who hit his head on the floor after falling backwards. Mr Seoh was taken to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), where he died on Saturday afternoon.

The cleaner has since been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Sunday. The drama unfolded in Manhattan House, an office building at Chin Swee Road in the Outram area, last Friday at about 7.40pm. Both Mr Seoh and the cleaner, a Malaysian, worked in the same building. It is believed that an argument broke out between the two after they started calling each other names, although it is not known where the taunting started.

Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.