244:, L P Thean and M Karthigesu - were of the opinion that the trial judge's findings were correct in coming to the conclusion that Sim had committed murder by intentionally inflicting the fatal injury on Benny Probocemdana Oen, and also affirmed the trial judge's finding of Sim's motive behind the attack. Justice Karthigesu, who delivered the verdict of the three-judge panel, pointed out that in view of the forensic evidence, they accepted that a considerable amount of force had been exerted by Sim when he used the knife to cause hurt to Oen, which were indicative of Sim's intention to cause lethal harm to Oen and in turn, resulting in his death.
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refusing to return him a sum of SGD$ 500, which Sim lent him two or three weeks prior to the murder. Also, Sim testified that on the day of the killing, he decided to teach Oen a lesson out of anger over their personal disputes, and thus bought a knife to attack Oen. However, Sim claimed he never wanted to cause Oen's death, and he only wanted to stab Oen on the left arm. He also put up a second defence of alcohol intoxication, since his prior intake of four to five tequilas before the killing had substantially caused him to lose control of his mental faculties at the time of the murder, as what his defence counsel argued in court.
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attacked, but it was verified that the phone call came from Oen's
Malaysian girlfriend, who had a good relationship with him. Tio also told the authorities that prior to losing consciousness on the way to hospital, Oen stated that he recognised the attacker, and Oen said he would settle scores with the killer, whose name he reportedly did not remember.
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and/or
Malaysian crime syndicates, based on the manner of the attack and possible murder weapons used (like a machete). Subsequently, the police managed to identify one suspect, who was a 19-year-old Singaporean named Sim Eng Teck (alias Suay Teck), who was born on 2 February 1977, unemployed and lived at
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and a businessman with dealings in
Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, went to the location (3m away from Tio) to take a phone call while waiting for a car outside the discotheque (where Oen and Tio hung out with their other friends) at Pacific Plaza, where they both frequented. Tio also witnessed two
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Judicial
Commissioner Singh also found that Sim intentionally stabbed the victim, such that one of the injuries were sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of nature, and this was done out of Sim's hatred against Oen for their personal issues. The judge pointed out that even if it was true
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A week later, on 19 May 1998, Judicial
Commissioner Singh delivered his verdict. The judge rejected Sim's contention that he was intoxicated with alcohol at the time he killed Oen, since Sim was able to act normally in spite of his intake of four to five tequilas. He also rejected Sim's defence that
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Forensic pathologist Dr
Gilbert Lau examined the corpse and found that there was a 15 cm long knife wound on the back of his neck, which cut through one of his ears and a blood artery, resulting in Oen's death from acute haemorrhage. Dr Lau also stated that there were at least two more knife
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The police classified the stabbing incident as murder, and they conducted investigations to trace the possible suspects behind the murder of Benny
Probocemdana Oen, who was said to have a monetary dispute with another person before he was killed. They suspected that the crime had to do with Thai
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According to Sim's version of events, he stated that he used to meet up with Oen at the disco, where the businessman sold him
Ecstasy pills. However, Sim fell out with Oen after he discovered that the pills he bought from Oen were fake. Another reason of Sim falling out with Oen was due to Oen
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Oen's friends who settled in
Singapore noted that Oen was single and he was good-tempered and soft-spoken, and never caused any trouble. It was also speculated by witnesses that the phone call received by Oen before he was stabbed might be a ploy to lure him to a spot where he could be easily
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that Sim only intend to cause hurt to Oen, it would be enough to just inflict one blow rather than several blows, and in conclusion, he described the killing of Oen as a "daringly cold-blooded murder". Hence, 21-year-old Sim Eng Teck was found guilty of murder, and
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wounds, one that nearly amputated Oen's left palm and another that cut through the shoulder of the victim, who was stabbed by a heavy but sharp object. A finger of Oen was also believed to be chopped off due to him warding off the blows of his attacker.
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cited the case in July 1997 as an example of the close ties and cooperation between the police officers of both countries and thanked the
Malaysian counterparts during a liaison meeting between the two countries' police forces.
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he only intend to stab Oen on the arm but nothing else, because he never mentioned this part in his first version of events regarding the stabbing, and found it to be an afterthought concocted to downplay his culpability.
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broadcast its episode and sent a public appeal to audiences, seeking information in relation to Sim's whereabouts and asked the public to come forward with details that could assist the authorities to arrest Sim.
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In the aftermath of his murder trial, Sim Eng Teck appealed his conviction and sentence, in a bid to escape the gallows and hoping that his trial defence could be accepted by the appellate court.
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Amerjeet Singh found that Sim had intentionally inflicted the fatal injuries on Oen and described the killing as a "daringly cold-blooded" murder, and sentenced Sim to
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was mortally wounded by an assailant during a stabbing incident at Pacific Plaza before he died in hospital. The suspect, identified as 19-year-old
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for the murder of Benny Probocemdana Oen. Judicial Commissioner Amarjeet Singh presided the hearing, and Sim was represented by
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men leaving the scene on a vehicle, and they were presumed to be the ones attacking Oen earlier on. Oen was pronounced dead at
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569:"Indonesian's murder: Thai and Malaysian crime links possible"
648:"Wanted man nabbed, thanks to close S'pore-Malaysia CID ties"
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at 3.50 am, shortly after he arrived for medical treatment.
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On 23 May 1996, a 38-year-old Indonesian businessman named
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1996 murder of an Indonesian businessman in Singapore
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904:Singaporean people convicted of murder
353:"Indonesian dies after being stabbed"
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720:"Jobless youth on trial for murder"
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899:Indonesian people murdered abroad
861:Sim Eng Teck v Public Prosecutor
773:Public Prosecutor v Sim Eng Teck
894:Capital punishment in Singapore
889:Deaths by stabbing in Singapore
261:Capital punishment in Singapore
236:However, on 1 August 1998, the
636:(in Chinese). 24 October 1996.
618:(in Chinese). 27 October 1996.
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924:People murdered in Singapore
914:Violence against men in Asia
551:"富商曾因钱财与人争执 警方掌握线索•追查2刀客下落"
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850:(in Chinese). 20 May 1998.
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371:"Friend was just 3 m away"
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287:(in Chinese). 23 May 1996.
147:Singapore General Hospital
919:Indonesian murder victims
909:1996 murders in Singapore
808:"'Daringly cold-blooded'"
184:arrested Sim Eng Teck at
738:"涉嫌杀害印尼商人案 被告答辩只想砍对方手臂"
317:"遭2大汉挥刀猛砍 商人酒廊狂欢身中多刀惨死"
830:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
670:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
666:"买到假爱它死 青年涉嫌杀人 面对死刑审讯"
555:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
537:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
465:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
447:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
411:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
285:新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao)
190:Singapore Police Force
180:Ten months later, the
161:Arrest of Sim Eng Teck
114:Benny Probocemdana Oen
33:Benny Probocemdana Oen
23:Benny Probocemdana Oen
790:"买到假爱它死 用刀砍死仇家青年被判死刑"
461:"凶手调虎离山？ 1人打电话•1人下毒手"
182:Royal Malaysia Police
122:Judicial Commissioner
54:23 May 1996 (aged 38)
848:联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)
794:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
760:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
756:"被告答辩： 我无意杀班尼只想砍他手臂"
742:联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)
706:联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)
688:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
634:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
616:联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)
519:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
501:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
483:联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)
443:"酒廊外接听神秘电话 富商遇袭刀下惨死"
429:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
393:联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao)
339:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
321:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
303:联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
98:Businessman (former)
884:Murder in Singapore
69:Cause of death
826:"杀死贩假毒商人 无业青年判处死刑"
702:"无业青年被控挥刀谋杀欠钱印尼商人"
479:"证人： 死者谈电话时遭人攻击倒地"
223:sentenced to death
138:Chinese-Indonesian
812:The Straits Times
724:The Straits Times
684:"屡卖假'爱它死'印尼商人遭砍死"
652:The Straits Times
573:The Straits Times
357:The Straits Times
197:Trial proceedings
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515:"背中一刀手指被砍断"
389:"印尼商人凌晨遭砍死"
186:Johor Bahru
168:Bukit Batok
81:Singaporean
77:Nationality
878:Categories
777:High Court
775:SGHC 172,
267:References
203:High Court
173:Crimewatch
95:Occupation
863:SGCA 45,
229:Aftermath
62:Singapore
44:Indonesia
596:7 August
255:See also
72:Murdered
591:meWATCH
132:Murder
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