33-year-old man murdered at Senja Road flat in Bukit Panjang

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33-year-old man murdered at Senja Road flat in Bukit Panjang

Published Aug 31, 2015, 4:30 am SGT
Lim Yi Han

SINGAPORE - A 33-year-old man was found dead with slash and stab wounds at Block 636B Senja Road in the wee hours of Monday (Aug 31).

Police said a 26-year-old woman had been arrested in relation to the case, and they have classified it as murder. The woman will appear in court at 9am on Tuesday, the police said in a news release.

The man and the woman are believed to be Singaporeans and a married couple. They live in a unit on the 15th floor at the block in Bukit Panjang.

Police said they received a call for help at around 1am and paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene at 1.19am. Another family member is believed to have made the call.

At Block 629, which is on the opposite side of the road, forensic officers were also seen collecting evidence. An area at the foot of the block was cordoned off.

Police officers were still at the unit at Block 636B at 7am and investigations are ongoing.

 

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Woman held over fatal knife attack on husband in Bukit Panjang flat

Police officers leaving the couple's Senja Road flat yesterday morning. The couple have been married for close to two years and have a 14-month-old daughter. Police have classified the case as murder.ST PHOTO: NG HUIWEN

Published 1 September 2015

Incident allegedly took place in master bedroom of their Bukit Panjang home

Lim Yi Han
Ng Huiwen

A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a knife attack on her husband in their Bukit Panjang flat that left him with multiple slash and stab wounds.

Her 33-year-old husband, Mr Gordon Yeo, was found dead in their 15th-floor unit in Block 636B, Senja Road, by paramedics in the wee hours yesterday. He was believed to have multiple injuries on his upper body and his face.

Police have arrested the woman, Ms Vivien Teoh, and classified the case as murder.

The couple, who are Singaporeans, have been married for close to two years and have a 14-month-old daughter. The attack allegedly took place in the master bedroom of the four-room Housing Board flat.

Police said they received a call for help at around 1am. The Singapore Civil Defence Force sent two ambulances, and Mr Yeo was pronounced dead at 1.19am. Ms Teoh was taken to National University Hospital after her arrest. She is believed to have slight injuries.

The Straits Times understands that Ms Teoh's mother called the police. It is believed that Ms Teoh fled to her mother's place nearby with her daughter after the attack.

Mr Yeo was self-employed while Ms Teoh works in the human resources department at the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

There was no hint of unhappiness in the marriage and both their Facebook pages showed a loving couple. Mr Yeo had called his wife and daughter "my two precious" in a comment on Ms Teoh's picture.

A good friend of Ms Teoh's who declined to be named said they seemed like "any normal couple".

"This comes as a complete shock. She's someone who's always ready to be there for her friends and very willing to help others," said the 26-year-old.

The couple's next-door neighbour, nurse Sakinah Senan, 29, described the pair as a loving couple who rarely fought. Their families are "quite close", both having moved in about six months ago. "We talk about our children when we see each other... They visited my house during Hari Raya," she said, adding that Mr Yeo was friendly, while his wife was quiet but not hostile.

Ms Sakinah's husband, civil servant Amir Umar, 31, said: "Their daughter would come to my door to say hello to my kids and they sometimes play together too."

Mr Dean Lai, 37, a property agent who lives on the same floor, said he heard muffled shouts around midnight, followed by the sound of something dropping on the floor. He said he also heard a child's cry that lasted a few seconds and a metal gate being opened. He described Mr Yeo as about 1.75m tall with a big build and Ms Teoh as skinny.

Police officers were seen leaving the couple's flat shortly after 8am yesterday, carrying several plastic bags and large envelopes. At Block 629 on the other side of the road, forensic officers were seen collecting evidence. An area at the foot of the block was cordoned off.

Investigations are ongoing.

 

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Senja Rd death: Wife charged with murder

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Published 2 September 2015

No plea taken from civil servant, who has been remanded for a week for investigations

Elena Chong
Court Correspondent

A civil servant was charged in court yesterday with the murder of her husband at their Bukit Panjang home.

No plea was taken from Vivien Teoh Yi Wen, 26, a senior human resource executive with the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Mr Gordon Yeo Han Tong, 33, was apparently found with slash and stab wounds at their four-room Housing Board flat in Senja Road between 11.30pm on Sunday and 12.50am on Monday.
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The couple married almost two years ago and have a one-year-old daughter.

Teoh, who was clad in a red polo shirt and dark slacks, is accused of the capital charge which is punishable by death upon conviction.

While sitting in a corner of the dock, Teoh, whose hair was tied in a ponytail, looked around the public gallery before her case was mentioned.

Mr Yeo, who owned a consultancy firm, was pronounced dead at 1.19am on Monday.

A neighbour was reported to have heard quarrelling from the couple's unit at around midnight on Sunday. The argument stopped after 10 minutes.

At about 12.30am, the neighbour heard the couple's door opening and the shouting resumed.

The neighbour told The New Paper he heard a loud banging sound before everything fell silent again.

Teoh is believed to have fled to her mother's place nearby after the attack.

Her mother called the police.

Yesterday, the prosecution successfully applied for Teoh to be remanded for a week at Central division with permission to be taken out for investigations.

The court heard that the weapon used has yet to be recovered.

Lawyer Yusfiyanto Yatiman, who did not object to the application, told District Judge Eddy Tham that he had been instructed by a family member to act for Teoh.

He said he had obtained clearance from a senior Deputy Public Prosecutor to speak to his client and to ask her about a domestic issue. He undertook not to discuss any aspect of the case with her.

After the session, Mr Yusfiyanto was seen talking to a male family member outside the courtroom. The man was accompanied by another man and two women.

Teoh will be back in court on Sept 8.

 

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26-year-old woman suspected of stabbing husband to death in Bukit Panjang flat

Posted on 01 September 2015

Lim Yi Han and Ng Huiwen
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Tuesday, Sep 1, 2015

A 26-year-old woman allegedly attacked her husband in their Bukit Panjang flat with a knife, leaving him with multiple slash and stab wounds.

Her 33-year-old husband, Gordon Yeo, was found dead in their 15th-floor unit at Block 636B Senja Road by paramedics in the wee hours yesterday. He was believed to have multiple injuries on his upper body and his face.

Police have arrested the woman, Vivien Teoh, and classified the case as murder.

The couple, who are Singaporeans, have been married for close to two years and have a 14-month-old daughter. The attack allegedly took place in the master bedroom of the four-room HDB flat.

Police said they received a call for help at around 1am. The Singapore Civil Defence Force sent two ambulances and Mr Yeo was pronounced dead at 1.19am.

Ms Teoh was taken to the National University Hospital after her arrest. She is believed to have slight injuries.

The Straits Times understands that Ms Teoh's mother called the police. It is believed that Ms Teoh fled to her mother's place nearby with her daughter after the attack.

Mr Yeo was self-employed while Ms Teoh worked in the human resources department at the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

There was no hint of unhappiness in the marriage and both of their Facebook pages showed a loving couple. Mr Yeo called his wife and daughter "my two precious" in a comment on his wife's picture.

A good friend of Ms Teoh, who declined to be named, told The Straits Times that they seemed like "any normal couple".

"This comes as a complete shock. She's someone who's always ready to be there for her friends and very willing to help others," said the 26-year-old.

The couple's next-door neighbour Sakinah Senan, 29, a nurse, also described the pair as a "loving couple" who rarely fought.

Their families are "quite close", having both moved in about six months ago, she said. "We will talk about our children when we see each other and exchange food sometimes," she said, adding that Mr Yeo was friendly, while his wife was quiet but not hostile.

Dean Lai, 37, who also lives on the same floor, said he heard muffled shouts around midnight, followed by the sound of something being dropped on the floor.

The property agent said he also heard a child's cry that lasted a few seconds and a unit's metal gate being opened. He described Mr Yeo as about 1.75m tall with a big build and Ms Teoh as skinny.

Police officers were seen leaving the couple's flat shortly after 8am yesterday carrying several plastic bags and large envelopes. At Block 629 on the other side of the road, forensic officers were seen collecting evidence. An area at the foot of the block was cordoned off.

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