Singapore: Convicted rapist who failed to turn up for sentencing found dead hours before court hearing

Wong Zhun Siong was convicted of raping a drunk 18-year-old woman after approaching her in Clarke Quay last year. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 4 (The Straits Times/ANN): A 27-year-old convicted rapist was found dead at the foot of a 40-storey block of flats at about 7am on Thursday (Feb 3), more than two hours before he was due to be sentenced in the High Court.

When Wong Zhun Siong failed to show up for the scheduled hearing, his father, who had put up bail of S$80,000 for him, told the court that his son was uncontactable.