Re: Kovan 34-yr old suspected Kovan murderer arrested
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Younger victim in Kovan murder case was “family-oriented”, “generous”: his uncle
By Chiu Peace | Yahoo! Newsroom – 36 minutes ago.
“Honest”, “family-oriented”, “generous” and “nice”: those were the impressions relatives and neighbours had of 42-year-old Tan Chee Heong. So it came to them as a rude shock when he, and his father, 67-year-old Tan Boon Sin, were involved in a gruesome murder case in Kovan last Wednesday.
Ong Boon Kok, 49, the brother-in-law of the older victim and the uncle of the younger victim, told Yahoo! Singapore on Sunday that his nephew was “like a brother to him”. Ong, who is the owner of a production house, also said the younger victim, the older victim’s eldest son, cared a lot for his family, even beyond his nuclear family (his wife and his sons, one 10 years old and the other 3 years old).
When the family first broke the news to the children on Friday, they cried a lot, said Ong. But he said with the family’s support and close-knit bond, the children are coping better and have started to turn their sorrows to tributes for their father and grandfather.
“The kids have been drawing and making cards for their father and grandfather, writing ‘Daddy, I miss you’,” said Ong.
Ong also revealed that the younger victim’s compassion was not only for his family.
Ong said his nephew was “generous”, citing an example of him donating money to build roads in the Fujian province in China, which is also his hometown.
One of his neighbours, who declined to be named, chimed in, saying the younger Tan was “a nice guy just like his dad”.
The neighbour added that their families have known each other for more than ten years.
He also said that their children know each other well too.
Not involved in disputes, financial difficulties
The neighbour said that he did not witness the younger Tan being involved in any disputes.
Ong also revealed that the family had not seen or known of the suspect prior to his arrest.
A report by the Straits Times said that the younger Tan was a director and shareholder at Aspern Singapore, an electronics products company.
According to a sales executive at the firm, who gave her name as Vivian, and the firm which does Aspern’s bookkeeping, the company was not in any financial trouble and its business was “healthy”.
Ong also took the opportunity to thank the public for providing information to the police quickly so that they can proceed with the case.
He also thanked the children's school for their support, saying the teachers and counselors have gone down to visit them.
