Singapore's double-murder trial: Accused says wife called him 'useless' in front of daughter


In a statement to the police, Teo Ghim Heng (right, shackled) said that on Jan 20, 2017, his wife Choong Pei Shan (left, with daughter Zi Ning) chided him for not having money to pay the child

SINGAPORE (ANN): Before he allegedly killed his pregnant wife, accused murderer Teo Ghim Heng recalled her saying to their daughter: "Zi Ning, look at how useless your father is."

That was the last thing Choong Pei Shan, 39, said to their four-year-old daughter, before the woman and the girl were strangled, the High Court heard yesterday.

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