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Doctor, 37, found guilty of negligence for 2019 death of S'porean property agent, 32, after Botox injection
He earlier admitted to MOH that he administered a product that caused the death, but denied doing so in court.
Gawain Pek
January 10, 2026, 05:21 PM
A 37-year-old doctor has been found guilty of causing the death of a 32-year-old Singaporean property agent in 2019 as a result of a botched Botox injection.
The property agent, Lau Li Ting, died after experiencing heart failure linked to the injection.
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Pleaded not guilty
According to charge sheets seen by Mothership, Chan Bingyi, 37, faced one count of negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide.
He pleaded not guilty to this charge and claimed trial, Shin Min Daily News reported.
He also faced three other charges for the possession of unregistered and unwholesome health products.
Administered EDTA that led to heart failure
On Mar. 8, 2019, Lau visited Revival Medical & Aesthetics Centre at Esplanade Exchange.
She had gone to the clinic for a Botox injection.
After receiving the injection, Lau experienced shivers and suffered a cardiac arrest.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at 12:20pm.
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The doctor attempted resuscitation while awaiting SCDF's arrival.
She was taken to a hospital but died five days later.
Chan was accused of administering ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to Lau via injection when there was no need to do so.
The EDTA injection was also at too high a concentration and was administered too quickly, charge sheets read.
This caused Lau to develop EDTA toxicity, which in turn led to her cardiac arrest and eventual death.
Chan's trial lasted 25 days, and closing submissions were made on Jan. 9, Shin Min wrote.
Admitted then denied administering EDTA
In its closing arguments, the prosecution pointed out that Chan had admitted to administering EDTA to Lau when he was interviewed by the Ministry of Health 10 days after the incident occurred, Shin Min reported.
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However, during the trial, he denied this.
In response, Chan explained that he was hounded by the press then, was not able to sleep for 10 days and was under pressure. Hence, he misunderstood the question.
The prosecution countered that Chan was an educated person and could not have misunderstood a simple question.
In addition, the prosecution pointed to statements provided by two clinic assistants, which stated that they witnessed Chan administering EDTA to Lau.
The prosecution furthered that the assistants had no motive to frame Chan.
Autopsy reports also indicated that EDTA was found in Lau's blood, and indicated that she had died from the EDTA toxicity.
They also pointed to eyewitness statements to back up the claim that Lau had suffered from symptoms related to EDTA toxicity, such as becoming unconscious and foaming at the mouth.
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Defence questions if Lau consumed health products
During the trial, the defence pointed to the discovery of 400g of powdered substance in the deceased's stomach and questioned if she had consumed weight-loss or other health products prior to her death.
However, the prosecution disputed such a claim.
Pointing to testimonies made by Lau's family, the prosecution argued that while she had indeed consumed health products, they had not led to negative side effects on Lau's health.
Even if she had consumed any health products prior to her passing out, they would have been digested by the body by the time she was admitted to the hospital.
The prosecution also said that the powdered substance could have been food that was fed to Lau through intubation while she was in the hospital.
Delay in hospital admittance
Lau's father also raised the question of why there was a delay in getting Lau to the hospital.
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It was previously reported that emergency department doctors told Lau's father that she may have missed the "golden moment" for rescue by 20 to 30 minutes.
In his defence, Chan said that the ambulance had arrived late and that there was a traffic jam on the way to the hospital.
According to the testimony from Lau's father, Lau had good health and their family did not have a history of heart disease.
However, Lau did suffer from panic attacks and sleep issues as a result of abuse by her ex-boyfriend in 2017.
She began taking sleeping pills and anti-depressants, but these did not lead to any health issues.
Judge sides with prosecution
The judge noted that the evidence presented sided with the prosecution's case and eventually found Chan guilty of the charge.
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Chan is due to be sentenced on Mar. 25, 2026.
According to records from the Singapore Medical Council, Chan holds a medical degree from the National University of Singapore, which he obtained in 2012.
He obtained a diploma in practical dermatology from Cardiff University in the UK in 2018.
He also has a graduate degree in family medicine, obtained in 2017.
