Under The Angsana Tree: 10 crimes that have shaken Singapore since 1965

11/06/2016

10 crimes that have shaken Singapore since 1965

The following stories were first published in The Straits Times Star E-Books app in July 2015 as an E-Book titled Guilty As Charged: 25 Crimes That Have Shaken Singapore Since 1965. The publication was a collaboration between The Straits Times and the Singapore Police Force.

THE SUNNY ANG TRIAL (1965)

Sunny Ang found guilty of girlfriend's murder though body was never found

THE CASE OF MIMI WONG (1970)

Dance hostess Mimi Wong murdered her Japanese lover's wife

GOLD BAR MURDERS (1971)

Seven who killed for 120 gold bars hanged

THE CASE OF LIM BAN LIM (1972)

Lim Ban Lim was most wanted gunman in Singapore and Malaysia in 1960s

THE TONTINE KILLING (1974)

Sim Joo Keow strangled sister-in-law, chopped up her body

SWIMMING TRUNK GANG (1975)

Serial robbers, dressed in only their swimming trunks, terrorised residents

MOUNT VERNON MURDERS (1978)

Three friends who wanted to become robbers killed 2 men to get a gun

RITUAL MURDERS (1981)

Adrian Lim and his 2 'holy' wives kidnapped, tortured and killed 2 children

ANDREW ROAD MURDERS (1983)

Serial murderer Sek Kim Wah found it 'thrilling' to strangle victims

NICK LEESON, ROGUE TRADER (1995)

Rogue trader Nick Leeson brought down Britain's oldest merchant bank Barings

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Sunny Ang found guilty of girlfriend's murder though body was never found
Dance hostess Mimi Wong murdered her Japanese lover's wife
Seven who killed for 120 gold bars hanged
Lim Ban Lim was most wanted gunman in Singapore and Malaysia in 1960s
Sim Joo Keow strangled sister-in-law, chopped up her body
Serial robbers, dressed in only their swimming trunks, terrorised residents
Three friends who wanted to become robbers killed 2 men to get a gun
Adrian Lim and his 2 'holy' wives kidnapped, tortured and killed 2 children
Serial murderer Sek Kim Wah found it 'thrilling' to strangle victims
Rogue trader Nick Leeson brought down Britain's oldest merchant bank Barings

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10 Gruesome Crimes In ‘Safe’ Singapore Right Out Of A Horror Movie

Singapore has one of the lowest crime rate in the world, which is unsurprising considering punishment for crimes include caning, life imprisonment, or even death. However, recent years have seen an increase in the spate of particularly bloodcurdling crimes, rendering us to question just how safe Singapore really is. We’ve come up with a list of 10 grisly murders in recent years dating back to no more than 2012, in chronological order:

Bukit Batok murder
Kovan double murder
Tampines stabbing
Murder of her infant
Headless body murder
Legless body suitcase murder
Murder of daugher-in-law
Ang Mo Kio murder
Ang Mo Kio Double Tragedy
Tampines murder

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10 Epic Unsolved Crimes In Singapore's History From As Early As 1972 Fit For A CSI Remake

Despite her young age, Singapore has had her fair share of unsolved crimes from bone-chilling murders to vanishing acts. Black marks on our little red dot, these real-life whodunits have baffled Singaporeans as no one knows exactly what happened - even till today.

We’ve picked out 10 unsolved stories that are so gruesome, you’ll definitely sleep with a light on the next few nights:

McDonald's Boys Case (1986)
Queenstown Shooting Incident (1972)
Geylang Bahru Murder of the Tan Children (1979)
Abduction of Social Escorts (1978)
The Curry Murder (1984)
Mona Koh Shooting (1994)
Winnifred Teo Case (1985)
Bukit Batok Rape Case (2000)
Tan Lay Lan Murder (2008)
Murder of Kelly Tan (1990)

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10 Most Unbelievable Crimes That Happened In Singapore

When thinking of Singapore, atrocious crimes do not come to mind.

But you’d be surprised to know that Singapore has had its fair share of outrageous crimes that devastated the entire nation. While most of these crimes ended in murder, a few of them were unbelievable for other reasons.

Let’s take a look at the most unbelievable crimes that happened in Singapore:

Sheng Siong Kidnapping
Maid found dead in water tank
Mother raped by her son
8-year-old Huang Na’s death
The murder of a prison police officer & his 3 assistants
Curry murder
Murder over a Rolex watch
Daughter commits suicide after killing mother
Toa Payoh ritual murders
The abuse of an intellectually disabled woman that led to her death

The ritual sacrifice of children in Toa Payoh, a shooting in gun-free Singapore, a policeman making a kill – real-life horrors that should make you want to lock your house door now.

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