Fong Soong Hert (right) had pleaded guilty to smothering his wife Pek Ying Ling to death with a pillow. - ST READER, NORTHUMBRIA POLICE/TWITTER
NEWCASTLE (England): A 51-year-old Singaporean was handed a life sentence on Friday (Aug 12) after pleading guilty to smothering his wife to death with a pillow while they were on holiday.
Judge Paul Sloan QC told Fong Soong Hert that he must serve 12-and-a-half years in a British prison before the possibility of parole.
