325:
the scene, leaving the deceased girl at the ramp. Dr Paul Ngui, a private psychiatrist, was called to support
Kalidass's defence. However, in rebuttal, the government psychiatrist Chee Kuan Tsee, who testified for the prosecution, argued that Kalidass was not mentally impaired from the effects of alcohol at the time he killed Usharani, and his post-killing actions of disposing of Usharani's body meticulously also further corroborated that his mental state was normal at the time of the crime. He also added that Kalidass was in a state of hysterical amnesia and
237:, which fell on the same day. She was last seen leaving the flat at about 11.30pm. However, Usharani did not return fifteen minutes after leaving the flat. Usha's elder sister also could not find Usharani at the coffee shop when her parents sent her to find her youngest sister. Later, the family and friends of Usharani went to search the whole neighbourhood for Usharani, and even sought help from a nearby passing patrol car to find the girl. However, up until 4am, they were unable to find Usharani and so they reported her disappearance to the police.
309:, the pathologist who examined the victim's body, testified that the cause of death was asphyxia by strangulation. Professor Chao discovered bite marks and bruises on the body, and he certified that the girl was sexually assaulted due to the cuts and bruises at her hymen and vagina, but he stated that these injuries were not caused by the sexual organ penetrating the vagina, but rather by another object like a human finger. Djeng Shih Kien, a former senior lecturer of dentistry at the
317:
left his friend's flat, he coincidentally met
Usharani, and brought her to a bus stop, where he molested her by groping her private parts before he took her to the ramp nearby her home, and strangled her after a sexual assault of the girl. Although he later claimed in trial that he was tortured by the detective D. Rajoo into confessing since his identity card and driver's license happened to be discovered nearby the crime scene, Kalidass's police statement was admitted as evidence.
245:, the senior forensic pathologist, examined the body during an autopsy and he determined that the girl had been strangled, and she was sexually assaulted. According to Usharani's father, who worked as a labourer, he stated that he was proud of Usharani, who often aced in her examinations and schoolwork, and was the brightest out of his three daughters. The family were filled with heartbreak about Usharani's unfortunate death, and they later buried her at
321:
prosecution, Kalidass admitted he cannot remember if he caused the bite wounds on
Usharani, and stated he sort of recalled he did something terrible to his niece, but fearful to go back there to check her state or retrieve his identity card and driver's license, which he found to have dropped at the place he killed Usharani. He kept stating he did not know or did not remember when asked about the events of the night.
273:, who was ten, went missing on 25 November 1977 before she was discovered dead in the following month, with signs of her being sexually assaulted before her death; Cheng's neighbour Quek Kee Siong was later arrested for the murder and sentenced to hang on 6 March 1979. In January 1978, the murder of Usharani was reported as one of the top ten most shocking news ever covered by the media in the year 1977 itself.
666:
1006:
387:, co-authored by Kok Lee Peng, Molly Cheang and Chee Kuan Tsee. It was also cited among the cases relating to the defence of diminished responsibility in law journals. It was also included among the cases debated by psychiatrists in 1983 about the defence of substance intoxication and diminished responsibility when facing a murder charge, in light of the 1983 trial ruling of the
217:, was arrested after a denture mark on Usharani's body was matched to his teeth. Although Kalidass admitted to molesting the girl, he denied killing her intentionally and raised a defence of alcohol intoxication that caused him to be mentally incapable of his actions. However, the trial court found Kalidass mentally sound at the time of the killing, and thus sentenced him
313:, was also consulted to test the bite marks on Usharani's body and he matched the bite mark and single-tooth denture to Kalidass's mouth, which further implicated Kalidass as the last person who was with Usharani before she was killed. The case was known to be a rare case where a denture mark was relied on in catching the real killer of a murder case.
970:
540:
844:
952:
774:
720:
1156:
756:
702:
522:
240:
Seven hours after
Usharani's family made a missing persons report, at 11.30am, a group of boys playing at the void deck nearby Usharani's flat stumbled upon the half-naked corpse of a young Indian girl, which was hidden underneath a ramp, and upon the shocking discovery, they asked an adult passer-by
345:
rejected
Kalidass's defence of alcohol intoxication, and ruled that there was sufficient evidence to prove that Kalidass had intended to strangle the victim after molesting her and that he was fully aware of the magnitude of his actions and offences committed. Therefore, the judges found 26-year-old
324:
Kalidass also put up a defence of intoxication by alcohol, which made him mentally impaired at the time of the killing. He also stated that as a result of the effects of alcohol, he had no memory of how he strangled
Usharani and had a black-out after he molested the girl, before he woke up and fled
316:
Kalidass confessed to the police that he molested his niece, but denied killing her intentionally due to him being drunk when he committed the crime. He claimed that he drank alcohol all the way from morning to night on the day he killed
Usharani, and he testified that on the night itself, after he
282:
320:
Some of
Kalidass's friends also testified in court that Kalidass had told them he killed a person on the night of Deepavali, and his girlfriend also heard Kalidass stating he lost the denture tooth due to a fight with his brother when she noticed it missing. Under cross-examination by the
1024:
792:
648:
576:
504:
1078:
1060:
65:
988:
738:
486:
233:, seven-year-old Usharani Ganaison, the youngest of three daughters in her family, went outside upon her 30-year-old father N Ganesan's request to buy drinks from a nearby coffee shop for their guests, who all came to celebrate
1042:
898:
880:
862:
827:
810:
684:
630:
594:
558:
350:. Reportedly, Kalidass thanked the court for sentencing him to death. This was one of the last cases presided by Justice Singh, who retired from the Bench on 30 November of that same year, and the former Solicitor-General
262:, was charged with murder on 14 November 1977, and it was revealed by the police that he admitted to the molestation and killing of the victim. The case of Kalidass was transferred from the district courts to the
257:
Two days after
Usharani was killed, the police arrested a suspect, whom they revealed was the victim's 23-year-old uncle who was a soldier. The uncle, Lance Corporal Kalidass s/o Sinnathamby Narayanasamy of the
368:- upholding the trial verdict and agreeing that Kalidass was indeed guilty of murder by law. Afterwards, Kalidass was hanged sometime between May 1982 and April 1985, as from the publicly released list of
293:
On 18 March 1980, Kalidass
Sinnathamby Narayanasamy stood trial for the charge of killing his seven-year-old niece Usharani Ganaison, with Christopher Lau representing him in court. The two trial judges
468:
329:, meaning that he deliberately lied that he had no memory of the murder and pretending to be suffering from intoxication by excessive alcohol intake when killing Usharani.
1123:
1208:
269:
The case of Usharani's sexual assault and murder made headlines in Singapore newspapers and just less than a month after her death was reported, another schoolgirl
1223:
430:
1258:
1243:
391:, where the defendants were sentenced to death for two child murders and executed in November 1988 despite their defences of diminished responsibility.
1213:
1238:
1097:
1198:
1248:
1203:
1107:
1233:
1218:
310:
425:
347:
218:
1228:
198:, a 7-year-old student of Cairnhill Primary School, went missing after she went out of her flat to buy drinks to celebrate
934:
1253:
357:
On 17 May 1982, Kalidass's appeal against his sentence failed, with the three judges - Justice T. Kulasekaram, Justice
1174:
916:
612:
450:
362:
377:
415:
400:
263:
420:
286:
259:
246:
214:
129:
241:
to call the police. The police arrived at the scene, and they identified the girl as Usharani. Professor
351:
281:
143:
1117:
410:
388:
372:
inmates who remained alive in April 1985, which had a total of sixteen names (among them include
17:
1103:
342:
299:
202:
with her family. About seven hours after her disappearance, she was found murdered nearby the
405:
306:
242:
206:
of her flat, and the medical evidence suggested that she had been molested and strangled.
383:
In the aftermath, the Usharani Ganaison case became a case study inside the 1990 book
1192:
365:
270:
119:
358:
139:
338:
326:
295:
64:
31:
373:
43:
39:
369:
234:
230:
203:
199:
106:
92:
337:
On 27 March 1980, after hearing the case for nine days, the trial judges
302:
presided the trial hearing, and the trial prosecutor was Sowaran Singh.
881:"KILLING OF GIRL, 7 Court tells psychiatrist: Come back with a report"
164:
Primary One at Cairnhill Primary School (incomplete due to her death)
280:
27:
1977 sexual assault and murder of a girl by her uncle in Singapore
828:"KILLING OF GIRL, 7 Accused: I will take any punishment, if..."
1099:
Diminished Responsibility: With Special Reference to Singapore
385:
Diminished Responsibility: With Special Reference to Singapore
346:
Kalidass Sinnathamby Narayanasamy guilty of murder and he was
289:
who was accused in court for molesting and killing his niece
739:"Suspect admitted molesting niece in statement, court told"
285:
Kalidass Sinnathamby Narayanasamy, a lance corporal of the
380:), Kalidass was not one of these inmates remaining alive.
69:
Usharani Ganaison, the 7-year-old girl molested and killed
863:"KILLING OF GIRL, 7 I didn't know what happened: Accused"
1043:"Mahkamah tolak rayuan lelaki yang bunuh anak saudara"
1137:
Koh, K. L. "SAL Annual Review 2002 - Criminal Law".
1096:Lee Peng Kok, Molly Cheang, Kuan Tsee Chee (1990).
229:On the night of 10 November 1977, at their flat in
184:
176:
168:
160:
150:
135:
125:
114:
99:
74:
55:
811:"KILLING OF GIRL, 7 What accused told friends..."
266:in April 1978 for trial hearing on a later date.
1061:"Three men in Death Row petition for clemency"
685:"Bite marks and denture fit uncle, court told"
42:, and the person should be referred to by the
103:10 November 1977 or 11 November 1977 (aged 7)
8:
1122:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
899:"Psychiatrist: Accused lied about black-out"
209:Two days after her murder, Usharani's uncle
63:
52:
631:"Man gets death for murdering girl, 10"
469:"4½-hr frantic search for missing girl"
442:
1209:Violence against children in Singapore
1115:
211:Kalidass s/o Sinnathamby Narayanasamy
7:
1224:Deaths by strangulation in Singapore
703:"高等法院审理一宗罕有谋杀案 小學一年女生遭人勒死其叔叔涉嫌謀殺親姪女"
523:"Man charged with murder of girl, 7"
1259:Violence against women in Singapore
431:List of solved missing person cases
917:"七岁侄女惨遭非礼杀害案续审 精神病专家庭上供说被告是个精神正常人"
194:On the night of 10 November 1977,
25:
1244:Missing person cases in Singapore
18:Kalidass Sinnathamby Narayanasamy
1179:Straits Times (Overseas edition)
971:"Lim to take over from D'Cotta?"
541:"警方侦破大巴窰女童疑遭姦殺案 已捕獲一名嫌犯 乃係遇害者叔父"
451:"经过九天审讯·罪名终告成立 非礼杀害七岁侄女印籍青年判处死刑"
354:was appointed as his successor.
311:National University of Singapore
1214:Child sexual abuse in Singapore
1175:"Three hanged for cult murders"
845:"非礼杀害七岁小侄女被告 受主控官竟日盘问囘答多是"不知道""
721:"77年一宗残暴血腥谋杀案 专家从齿痕假牙中找到线索逮捕嫌兇"
547:(in Chinese). 15 November 1977.
511:(in Chinese). 15 November 1977.
426:Capital punishment in Singapore
1102:. Singapore University Press.
793:"叔叔被控谋杀七岁侄女案 五名主要控方证人分别揭露命案内情"
619:(in Chinese). 9 December 1977.
1:
1013:(in Chinese). 21 August 1975.
935:"Uncle gets death for murder"
673:(in Chinese). 1 January 1978.
595:"Dibicara di Mahkamah Tinggi"
221:for murder on 27 March 1980.
1239:Indian diaspora in Singapore
1085:(in Chinese). 15 April 1985.
989:"Driver loses murder appeal"
959:(in Chinese). 28 March 1980.
953:"印籍青年卡里达史被控 谋杀侄女罪名成立高庭昨判处絞刑"
923:(in Chinese). 27 March 1980.
851:(in Chinese). 22 March 1980.
799:(in Chinese). 20 March 1980.
781:(in Chinese). 19 March 1980.
763:(in Chinese). 19 March 1980.
757:"遭控谋杀侄女案续审 被告承认非礼死者但沒有杀人的念头"
727:(in Chinese). 18 March 1980.
709:(in Chinese). 18 March 1980.
577:"去年屠妖节姦杀女童案控方表面供证成立印嫌兇移高庭发落"
457:(in Chinese). 28 March 1980.
1079:"杀人贩毒·法理难容 十六名男女死囚 樟宜狱中等死期"
655:(in Chinese). 7 March 1979.
613:"女童遭害弃屍粪沟案 警方漏夜调查后 一嫌犯落网被控"
583:(in Chinese). 5 April 1978.
487:"Missing girl, 7, murdered"
1275:
1199:1970s missing person cases
1163:(in Chinese). 26 May 1983.
1157:"从杀童案谈 以心理反常为辩护理由历来凶杀案的判例"
1031:(in Chinese). 18 May 1982.
1007:"非礼时将她扼毙 谋杀侄女遭判死刑一士兵上诉被驳回"
213:, a lance corporal of the
29:
1249:Child murder in Singapore
1204:1977 murders in Singapore
601:(in Malay). 5 April 1978.
62:
1049:(in Malay). 18 May 1982.
378:Toa Payoh ritual murders
277:Murder trial and defence
225:Disappearance and murder
1234:Formerly missing people
1219:Deaths by strangulation
416:Death of Lim Shiow Rong
401:Murder of Cheng Geok Ha
253:Arrest and media effect
1139:SAL Annual Review 2002
505:"屠妖节发生姦杀案一名印籍青年昨日被控谋杀"
421:Death of Winnifred Teo
290:
287:Singapore Armed Forces
260:Singapore Armed Forces
247:Choa Chu Kang cemetery
215:Singapore Armed Forces
130:Choa Chu Kang cemetery
1229:Female murder victims
649:"谋杀十岁女童罪名成立 被告昨日遭判死刑"
333:Verdict and aftermath
284:
196:Usharani d/o Ganaison
79:Usharani d/o Ganaison
57:Usharani d/o Ganaison
775:"当被告拒绝作口供时曾受警探恐吓和殴打"
1254:Murder in Singapore
1181:. 26 November 1988.
977:. 24 February 1981.
529:. 15 November 1977.
493:. 12 November 1977.
475:. 12 November 1977.
115:Cause of death
411:Murder of Huang Na
389:Adrian Lim murders
348:sentenced to death
291:
154:Usha Rani Ganaison
1065:Singapore Monitor
1029:Shin Chew Jit Poh
1025:"杀害7岁侄女印族青年上诉遭驳回"
1011:Nanyang Siang Pau
993:The Straits Times
975:The Straits Times
957:Shin Chew Jit Poh
939:The Straits Times
921:Nanyang Siang Pau
903:The Straits Times
885:The Straits Times
867:The Straits Times
849:Nanyang Siang Pau
831:The Straits Times
814:The Straits Times
797:Shin Chew Jit Poh
779:Nanyang Siang Pau
761:Shin Chew Jit Poh
743:The Straits Times
725:Shin Chew Jit Poh
707:Nanyang Siang Pau
689:The Straits Times
653:Nanyang Siang Pau
635:The Straits Times
581:Nanyang Siang Pau
563:The Straits Times
527:The Straits Times
509:Nanyang Siang Pau
491:The Straits Times
455:Nanyang Siang Pau
352:Abdul Wahab Ghows
343:T. S. Sinnathuray
300:T. S. Sinnathuray
249:after a funeral.
192:
191:
156:Usharani Genaison
16:(Redirected from
1266:
1183:
1182:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1121:
1113:
1093:
1087:
1086:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1067:. 14 April 1985.
1057:
1051:
1050:
1039:
1033:
1032:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1003:
997:
996:
985:
979:
978:
967:
961:
960:
949:
943:
942:
941:. 28 March 1980.
931:
925:
924:
913:
907:
906:
905:. 27 March 1980.
895:
889:
888:
887:. 26 March 1980.
877:
871:
870:
869:. 21 March 1980.
859:
853:
852:
841:
835:
834:
833:. 22 March 1980.
824:
818:
817:
816:. 20 March 1980.
807:
801:
800:
789:
783:
782:
771:
765:
764:
753:
747:
746:
745:. 19 March 1980.
735:
729:
728:
717:
711:
710:
699:
693:
692:
691:. 18 March 1980.
681:
675:
674:
671:Sin Chew Jit Poh
663:
657:
656:
645:
639:
638:
627:
621:
620:
617:Sin Chew Jit Poh
609:
603:
602:
591:
585:
584:
573:
567:
566:
555:
549:
548:
537:
531:
530:
519:
513:
512:
501:
495:
494:
483:
477:
476:
465:
459:
458:
447:
151:Other names
89:
87:
67:
53:
21:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1189:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1114:
1110:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1005:
1004:
1000:
987:
986:
982:
969:
968:
964:
951:
950:
946:
933:
932:
928:
915:
914:
910:
897:
896:
892:
879:
878:
874:
861:
860:
856:
843:
842:
838:
826:
825:
821:
809:
808:
804:
791:
790:
786:
773:
772:
768:
755:
754:
750:
737:
736:
732:
719:
718:
714:
701:
700:
696:
683:
682:
678:
665:
664:
660:
647:
646:
642:
637:. 7 March 1979.
629:
628:
624:
611:
610:
606:
593:
592:
588:
575:
574:
570:
565:. 5 April 1978.
557:
556:
552:
539:
538:
534:
521:
520:
516:
503:
502:
498:
485:
484:
480:
467:
466:
462:
449:
448:
444:
439:
406:Murder of Nonoi
397:
335:
307:Chao Tzee Cheng
279:
255:
243:Chao Tzee Cheng
227:
155:
110:
104:
95:
90:
85:
83:
81:
80:
70:
58:
51:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1272:
1270:
1262:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1184:
1166:
1148:
1129:
1108:
1088:
1070:
1052:
1034:
1016:
998:
995:. 18 May 1982.
980:
962:
944:
926:
908:
890:
872:
854:
836:
819:
802:
784:
766:
748:
730:
712:
694:
676:
667:"一九七七年 十大意外新闻"
658:
640:
622:
604:
586:
568:
559:"Murder trial"
550:
545:Shin Min Daily
532:
514:
496:
478:
460:
441:
440:
438:
435:
434:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
396:
393:
334:
331:
278:
275:
254:
251:
226:
223:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
178:
177:Known for
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
137:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
116:
112:
111:
105:
101:
97:
96:
91:
78:
76:
72:
71:
68:
60:
59:
56:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1271:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1180:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1162:
1161:Lianhe Zaobao
1158:
1152:
1149:
1144:
1140:
1133:
1130:
1125:
1119:
1111:
1109:9971-69-138-8
1105:
1101:
1100:
1092:
1089:
1084:
1083:Lianhe Wanbao
1080:
1074:
1071:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1053:
1048:
1047:Berita Harian
1044:
1038:
1035:
1030:
1026:
1020:
1017:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
994:
990:
984:
981:
976:
972:
966:
963:
958:
954:
948:
945:
940:
936:
930:
927:
922:
918:
912:
909:
904:
900:
894:
891:
886:
882:
876:
873:
868:
864:
858:
855:
850:
846:
840:
837:
832:
829:
823:
820:
815:
812:
806:
803:
798:
794:
788:
785:
780:
776:
770:
767:
762:
758:
752:
749:
744:
740:
734:
731:
726:
722:
716:
713:
708:
704:
698:
695:
690:
686:
680:
677:
672:
668:
662:
659:
654:
650:
644:
641:
636:
632:
626:
623:
618:
614:
608:
605:
600:
599:Berita Harian
596:
590:
587:
582:
578:
572:
569:
564:
560:
554:
551:
546:
542:
536:
533:
528:
524:
518:
515:
510:
506:
500:
497:
492:
488:
482:
479:
474:
470:
464:
461:
456:
452:
446:
443:
436:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
398:
394:
392:
390:
386:
381:
379:
375:
371:
367:
366:Wee Chong Jin
364:
363:Chief Justice
360:
355:
353:
349:
344:
340:
332:
330:
328:
322:
318:
314:
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
288:
283:
276:
274:
272:
271:Cheng Geok Ha
267:
265:
261:
252:
250:
248:
244:
238:
236:
232:
224:
222:
220:
216:
212:
207:
205:
201:
197:
187:
183:
180:Murder victim
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
153:
149:
145:
141:
138:
134:
131:
128:
126:Resting place
124:
121:
120:strangulation
117:
113:
108:
102:
98:
94:
77:
73:
66:
61:
54:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
19:
1178:
1169:
1160:
1151:
1142:
1138:
1132:
1098:
1091:
1082:
1073:
1064:
1055:
1046:
1037:
1028:
1019:
1010:
1001:
992:
983:
974:
965:
956:
947:
938:
929:
920:
911:
902:
893:
884:
875:
866:
857:
848:
839:
830:
822:
813:
805:
796:
787:
778:
769:
760:
751:
742:
733:
724:
715:
706:
697:
688:
679:
670:
661:
652:
643:
634:
625:
616:
607:
598:
589:
580:
571:
562:
553:
544:
535:
526:
517:
508:
499:
490:
481:
472:
463:
454:
445:
384:
382:
359:Lai Kew Chai
356:
336:
323:
319:
315:
304:
292:
268:
256:
239:
228:
210:
208:
195:
193:
118:Murdered by
47:
35:
339:Choor Singh
327:malingering
296:Choor Singh
140:Singaporean
136:Nationality
109:, Singapore
34:, the name
32:Indian name
1193:Categories
1145:: 232–239.
473:New Nation
437:References
374:Adrian Lim
305:Professor
264:High Court
188:N. Ganesan
169:Occupation
44:given name
40:patronymic
1118:cite book
370:death row
235:Deepavali
231:Toa Payoh
204:void deck
200:Deepavali
161:Education
107:Toa Payoh
93:Singapore
395:See also
219:to death
48:Usharani
36:Ganaison
30:In this
376:of the
172:Student
84: (
1106:
361:, and
185:Father
144:Indian
38:is a
1143:2002
1124:link
1104:ISBN
341:and
298:and
100:Died
86:1970
82:1970
75:Born
1195::
1177:.
1159:.
1141:.
1120:}}
1116:{{
1081:.
1063:.
1045:.
1027:.
1009:.
991:.
973:.
955:.
937:.
919:.
901:.
883:.
865:.
847:.
795:.
777:.
759:.
741:.
723:.
705:.
687:.
669:.
651:.
633:.
615:.
597:.
579:.
561:.
543:.
525:.
507:.
489:.
471:.
453:.
46:,
1126:)
1112:.
146:)
142:(
88:)
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
