SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old man was charged in a district court on Nov 15 with the murder of an elderly man at Laguna Park condominium in Marine Parade.
Yeo Tze How is accused of murdering Tham Lup Hong, 68, at the lift lobby on the 13th floor of 5000C Marine Parade Road between 12.20pm and 12.45pm on Nov 13.
Court documents did not state how the two men were related. Investigations showed that they were allegedly involved in a dispute.
The victim was taken unconscious to Changi General Hospital, where he later died.
The police had initially said Yeo was arrested for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
Officers seized two penknives from the scene.
Appearing in court via video link on Nov 15, Yeo asked the judge to sentence him to death, reported Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao.
He was told by the prosecution that investigations were ongoing and he could not be sentenced yet.
The prosecution also requested that Yeo be remanded for three weeks to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
This is the seventh murder in 2025, and Yeo is the third man to be charged with the crime in the last seven days.
On Nov 9, Tan Boon Hui, 58, and Poh Choon Kiat, 59, were each handed a capital charge after they allegedly stabbed Jaganthan Arunasalam on Nov 8 during a fight on the 17th floor of Block 51 Chin Swee Road.
On Nov 12, Poh was taken back to the crime scene for investigations. Tan was not taken to the flat as he was hospitalised.
Knife crime has been rising, with 75 incidents reported in the first half of 2025, up from 59 in the same period in 2024.
There were 131 incidents for the whole of 2024.
Yeo’s case will be heard again on Dec 5.
If convicted of murder, he faces the death penalty. - The Straits Times/ANN
