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March 1, 2010
'Legendary cop' dies
Retired ASP, revered by his peers and hated by criminals, shot dead a notorious killer in 1988
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<!--background story, collapse if none--> TRUE LEADER OF HIS MEN
'He was always the first man charging ahead. A very responsible, very courageous person, and a man of principle.'
Ms Samantha Lee, police superintendent and goddaughter of ASP Stephen Koh
Friends and family members paying their last respects to former assistant superintendent Stephen Koh at the Church of St Mary of the Angels yesterday. The retired policeman died in hospital last Saturday after a four-month battle with leukaemia. -- ST PHOTO: AIDAH RAUF
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Friends and family members paying their last respects to former assistant superintendent Stephen Koh at the Church of St Mary of the Angels yesterday. The retired policeman died in hospital last Saturday after a four-month battle with leukaemia. -- ST PHOTO: AIDAH RAUF
<!-- story content : start --> A POLICEMAN who was famous for shooting dead a notorious gangster in 1988 died of leukaemia last Saturday. He was 66. Retired assistant superintendent Stephen Koh, described as a 'legendary policeman' by his co-workers, died in hospital after a four-month battle with the disease. The father of two adult sons had also struggled with colorectal cancer 11 years ago - the same year he retired from the force - and won that fight despite the cancer being at an advanced stage.
Read the full exclusive in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
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March 1, 2010
'Legendary cop' dies
Retired ASP, revered by his peers and hated by criminals, shot dead a notorious killer in 1988
<!-- by line --> By Tan Weizhen
<!--background story, collapse if none--> TRUE LEADER OF HIS MEN
'He was always the first man charging ahead. A very responsible, very courageous person, and a man of principle.'
Ms Samantha Lee, police superintendent and goddaughter of ASP Stephen Koh
Friends and family members paying their last respects to former assistant superintendent Stephen Koh at the Church of St Mary of the Angels yesterday. The retired policeman died in hospital last Saturday after a four-month battle with leukaemia. -- ST PHOTO: AIDAH RAUF
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<!-- story content : start --> A POLICEMAN who was famous for shooting dead a notorious gangster in 1988 died of leukaemia last Saturday. He was 66. Retired assistant superintendent Stephen Koh, described as a 'legendary policeman' by his co-workers, died in hospital after a four-month battle with the disease. The father of two adult sons had also struggled with colorectal cancer 11 years ago - the same year he retired from the force - and won that fight despite the cancer being at an advanced stage.
Read the full exclusive in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
[email protected]
