Chinese national "not terribly frightened" after cabby death

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Chinese national "not terribly frightened" after cabby death
By Ng Jing Yng | Posted: 23 March 2011 1515 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A Chinese national on trial for the murder of a taxi driver, told the High Court on Wednesday he was "not terribly frightened" when he tried to remove evidence after allegedly killing the man.

Wang Wenfeng, 32, had originally claimed that he was very frightened after the alleged murder of taxi driver Yuen Swee Hong, 58, in April 2009 following a botched robbery attempt.

Wang then allegedly dumped the body on a hill.

When questioning Wang, Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Lee noted that Wang, despite being frightened, was still able to wipe off blood from the taxi and even snipped off wires from a card reader to avoid being detected.

Wang said he was "not terribly frightened".

He had wanted to look for the taxi's Global Positioning System (GPS) machine but mistook the card reader for it.

He later demanded S$150,000 from Mr Yuen's wife as ransom.

DPP Lee asked Wang about his intention for bringing a knife out that day.

In response, Wang said: "To commit robbery, you have to bring a knife… don't tell me you want me to bring a banana?"

- CNA/fa

 

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Murderer also tried to extort money from family
By Tanya Fong, TODAY | Posted: 20 September 2011 1757 hrs

The family of the late Yuen Swee Hong, a taxi driver who was murdered on 11 April 2009. Seen here leaving court are his brother Yuen Peng Yin, his wife Chan Oi Lin and his son Yuen Zheng Wen. Madam Chan had then received a call for ransom from Chinese national Wang Wenfeng. He had allegedly murdered Madam Chan's husband and then hatched the plan to ask for ransom. Wang is currently on trial for his murder. -- PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER

SINGAPORE: Not only did the murderer of a taxi driver not feel guilty, he also tried to exploit the situation by trying to extort money from the dead man's wife.

Justice Lee Seiu Kin came to this conclusion in the High Court, Tuesday, and sentenced Chinese National Wang Wenfeng, 32, to death for the murder of cabby Mr Yuen Swee Hong, 58.

Wang had called Mr Yuen's wife, Madam Chan Oi Lin, claiming he had kidnapped Mr Yuen and demanded S$150,000 in ransom.

She did not know Wang had already killed her husband and had dumped his body in a forest.

Mr Yuen was killed in the early hours of April 11, 2009, in Jalan Selimang in Sembawang after a struggle with Wang in his taxi.

Wang had boarded Mr Yuen's taxi at Sun Plaza in Sembawang with the intention of robbing him.

Justice Lee said judging from the deep stab wounds inflicted on Mr Yuen, they would have resulted in heavy bleeding and a loss of consciousness within a short time.

Justice Lee added Wang could only have done it with the intention of inflicting such an injury and that was enough to kill.

During the murder trial between March and April this year, a taxi was brought to the High Court premises where Wang demonstrated his version of the struggle between him and Mr Yuen that fateful morning.

- TODAY/cc

 

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Technician sentenced to death in Sembawang taxi driver murder case
Shin Min Daily News

<cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">Technician sentenced to death in Sembawang taxi driver murder case</cite>
The Chinese national who murdered a taxi driver and abandoned his body in a jungle in Sembawang was sentenced to death this morning.

The murderer (32 years old) is a technician named Wang Wen Feng from Fujian, China.

He had killed the taxi driver before hiding his body in Sembawang. He later proceeded to remove the blood stains from the taxi.

He also destroyed the GPS system and extorted $150,000 from the deceased’s wife. Wang showed no signs of remorse during the trial.

The body of the 58-year-old taxi driver, Yuan Shui Hong, was found near a jungle in Sembawang and prosecutors believed that he was murdered between 4-9am on 11 April 2009.

Shin Min Daily News 20.9.2011.