Singapore cops solve rare kidnap case within hours

Madam Ng Lye Poh.

SINGAPORE: Two men who allegedly abducted the 79-year-old mother of a supermarket tycoon for ransom have been arrested and charged.

Lee Sze Yong, 41, is accused of abducting Ng Lye Poh on Wednesday between 10.30am and 1.02pm along Hougang Avenue 2, with intent to hold her for ransom. His accomplice, Heng Chen Boon, 50, is said to have helped him confine the victim in a vehicle between 8.30pm and midnight.