Jail, caning for gang of 7

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Singapore
Mar 11, 2010

Jail, caning for gang of 7

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THE leader of a gang of seven who slashed to death the operator of an illegal gambling den was yesterday given a 20-year jail term and 18 strokes of the cane. His fellow gang members each received 12 years and 10 strokes. The seven pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter; another man alleged to have been involved in the attack, Mohamad Najiman Abdull Azis, 31, has claimed trial to a murder charge. The attack on Mr Seah Boon Lye, 26, in Geylang Lorong 10 in the early hours of Feb 23, 2008, arose from a gangland dispute. The accused are gang leader Suhardi Ali, 30; Ahmad Suhaimi Ismail, 17; Sufian Nordin, 24; Muhammad Haziq Mohamed, 20; Jason Luo Weiqiang, 22; Muhammad Syukur Mohamed Salleh, 19; and Adrian Toh Huang Shee, 19. They had gone up against Mr Seah and his younger brother Boon Heng, who were also in illicit trades in the Geylang area.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Gambling stall owner Seah Boon Lye (above). -
- PHOTOS: DESMOND LIM, LIANHE WANBAO

The victim, Mr Seah Boon Lye, 26, was found with several slash wounds to the head and body next to a coffee shop at Geylang Lorong 10.
Mr Seah died at Tan Tock Seng Hospital at about 7.50 am. His 21-year-old brother, who was with him at the time, escaped the attack with bruises.

 

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Some of the accused (left) soon after their arrest in February last year. They are charged with murdering gambling stall owner Seah Boon Lye. -- PHOTOS: DESMOND LIM, LIANHE WANBAO​