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Jan 15, 2010
POISONING OF HUBBY CASE
'Forced to sign statement'
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Fong Quay Sim (left) is alleged to have poisoned her husband, Mr Chan Tin Sun (right) with arsenic at their former matrimonial home at Jalan Ulu Siglap between 2004 and 2005. -- ST PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA
A WOMAN accused of poisoning her husband on Friday alleged that the investigation officer shouted and pointed a finger at her, blaming her for the crime. Fong Quay Sim, 68, was taking the stand in a trial-within-a-trial to determine if her written confessions to the police were made voluntarily. She is alleged to have poisoned her husband, Mr Chan Tin Sun, 70, with arsenic at their former matrimonial home at Jalan Ulu Siglap between 2004 and 2005.
Fong, who is now living apart from her husband, claimed that investigation officer Sheik Faisal, from Bedok police division, forced her to sign the cautioned statement on Feb 10 last year. She said she was at the Station Inspector's office that day when he pointed a finger and shouted at her, saying, 'You had poisoned your husband.' Fong denied this, insisting she did not give anything to her husband. She said he spoke in a very fierce tone when he kept insisting that she was the one.
'I was very sad. He kept on saying that the doctor said you did it; the hospital and private doctor said you did it. I said no. I didn't do anything,' she said. She added that the officer forced her to sign earlier statements on Nov 29, 2008, warning her that she would get a long trial and heavier sentence if she refused. Deputy Public Prosecutor Lynda Lee said this was the first time those allegations were made and suggested that they were afterthoughts. Fong denied this. Fong also denied that she was fabricating evidence, saying she was speaking the truth.
Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 15, 2010
POISONING OF HUBBY CASE
'Forced to sign statement'
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong
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Fong Quay Sim (left) is alleged to have poisoned her husband, Mr Chan Tin Sun (right) with arsenic at their former matrimonial home at Jalan Ulu Siglap between 2004 and 2005. -- ST PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA
A WOMAN accused of poisoning her husband on Friday alleged that the investigation officer shouted and pointed a finger at her, blaming her for the crime. Fong Quay Sim, 68, was taking the stand in a trial-within-a-trial to determine if her written confessions to the police were made voluntarily. She is alleged to have poisoned her husband, Mr Chan Tin Sun, 70, with arsenic at their former matrimonial home at Jalan Ulu Siglap between 2004 and 2005.
Fong, who is now living apart from her husband, claimed that investigation officer Sheik Faisal, from Bedok police division, forced her to sign the cautioned statement on Feb 10 last year. She said she was at the Station Inspector's office that day when he pointed a finger and shouted at her, saying, 'You had poisoned your husband.' Fong denied this, insisting she did not give anything to her husband. She said he spoke in a very fierce tone when he kept insisting that she was the one.
'I was very sad. He kept on saying that the doctor said you did it; the hospital and private doctor said you did it. I said no. I didn't do anything,' she said. She added that the officer forced her to sign earlier statements on Nov 29, 2008, warning her that she would get a long trial and heavier sentence if she refused. Deputy Public Prosecutor Lynda Lee said this was the first time those allegations were made and suggested that they were afterthoughts. Fong denied this. Fong also denied that she was fabricating evidence, saying she was speaking the truth.
Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
