80-year-old charged with murder of daughter-in-law

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The 80-year-old man suspected of killing his daughter-in-law on Thursday morning was charged with murder in the State Courts yesterday.

Char Chin Fah — one of the oldest murder suspects Singapore has seen — is accused of causing the death of Madam Ong Guat Leng between 9am and 10.04am that day in the Tampines Street 43 flat they share.

Court documents did not state how he caused the 54-year-old victim’s death.

Mdm Ong was discovered lying in a pool of blood in her home by one of her two daughters and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Among the items seized by the police was a metre-long metal rod with multiple dents and a bloodstained T-shirt that had been thrown down the rubbish chute.

Char was arrested when he turned himself in at Bedok North Neighbourhood Police Centre, shortly after the police received a call about the case.

The court granted the police’s request to hold Char for another week at Central Police Division to conduct further investigations.

His case will be mentioned again on Aug 29. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.