Woman found dead in Beach Road: Renovation firm director charged with murder


Caleb Joshua Chai Shanmugam is accused of killing Ang Qi Ying (right) who was reportedly missing for days before being found in a Beach Road shop. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A man who left Singapore after he allegedly killed a woman was charged with murder on Friday (Nov 18).

Caleb Joshua Chai Shanmugam, 50, is accused of killing Ang Qi Ying, 27, in a ground floor unit at Block 2 Beach Road at around 7pm on Nov 9.

She was reportedly missing for days before being found in the shop on Sunday. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

A check with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority revealed the two were co-directors of renovation firm Smart Click Services.

It is registered to an address at Peninsula Plaza and the two Singaporeans were listed as its directors from Oct 1, 2021.

The police said earlier they were alerted on Sunday to a case of unnatural death at the shop.

They said: “(The woman) was linked to a missing person report made on the evening of Nov 10 and the police had identified a 50-year-old man in connection to the case.”

The man left for Malaysia on Nov 10, so officers immediately sought the assistance of the Royal Malaysia Police to locate him, the police added.

Chai was caught in Johor Baru on Wednesday, and he was handed over to the Singapore police.

The Straits Times reported on Wednesday that Ang went missing on Nov 9, prompting pleas from friends and family for information on her whereabouts.

Her last message was to her mother that day, stating she would not be returning home.

Her loved ones later received news that she was found dead.

Ang was cremated at Mandai Crematorium on Tuesday, and a memorial service was held at the void deck of Block 154 Woodlands Street 13.

Chai is represented by lawyers Suang Wijaya and Sophia Ng from Eugene Thuraisingam law firm.

On Friday, Ng told The Straits Times that their client was charged at Changi General Hospital but she did not have information on why he was there.

The case has been adjourned to Nov 25.

Offenders convicted of murder will face the death penalty.

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