Estate of businessman killed by father-in-law fails in appeal to get back luxury watch


Spencer Tuppani (left) was stabbed by his father-in-law, Tan Nam Seng, on July 10, 2017. - The Straits Times

SINGAPORE: The estate of businessman Spencer Tuppani, who was fatally stabbed by his father-in-law in 2017, has failed in an appeal to recover a luxury watch he was wearing when he was killed in Boon Tat Street.

His widow, Shyller Tan Cheng Cheng, together with the two other administrators of his estate, had sued his parents to get them to hand over the Richard Mille watch, or alternatively, a sum of S$389,205.13.

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