Man charged for depositing body by pavement

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Man charged for depositing body by pavement

Published on Jan 19, 2012
By Fiona Low

A man was charged in court on Thursday for illegally depositing the body of a foreign worker by the pavement along Upper Changi Road in 2010.

The owner of a furniture repair business, Tay Kok Eng, 56, is also facing a second charge of hiring an illegal immigrant to work as a helper in his company Midas Maintenance and Services

According to previous news reports, the body of Mr Chelladurai Lenin, 42 was found dumped by the pavement on the night of Mar 30, 2010. He had died from a fractured skull and bleeding in his head.

Mr Chelladurai had reportedly fallen at a construction site but did not want to be sent to the hospital because he was working in the country illegally and was afraid of being deported.

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

 

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Man pleads guilty to dumping dying employee on pavement
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 30 July 2012 2045 hrs

Chelladurai Lenin (Photo: SPH)

Wife and three children of Chelladurai Lenin receiving checks (Photo provided by Mr Tay)

SINGAPORE: A sole proprietor of a maintenance and services company pleaded guilty on Monday to dumping his dying employee on a pavement in March 2010.

Fifty-six-year-old Tay Kok Eng also pleaded guilty to two other charges of hiring an illegal immigrant, and failing to ensure safe working conditions.

The body of 42-year-old Mr Chelladurai Lenin was found abandoned at 50 Upper Changi Road East on 30 March 2010.

The Indian national was hired by Tay as a general worker for renovation and maintenance works.

He fell from a ladder, measuring 2.8 metres, while removing light bulbs at a private condominium.

Court documents said Mr Lenin refused hospital treatment as he feared being deported.

Tay then brought Mr Lenin to private clinics and even called Mr Lenin's friend to help bring him home.

Tay later placed Mr Lenin at the back of a van, and drove into Upper Changi Road.

He stopped at a pavement and Mr Lenin, who was dying at that point, was deposited there by his friend.

Tay did not step out of the van the entire time.

He later told ambulance operators that he saw someone lying down by the roadside while he was driving.

Tay then drove to the opposite side of the road where he waited for help to arrive before leaving the scene.

Lenin later died from a fractured skull and haemorrhage.

Tay could be jailed up to six months and fined up to S$2,000 for illegally disposing a dying person or a corpse in a public place.

For hiring an illegal worker, the maximum punishment is a jail term between six months and two years and a fine of S$6,000.

For contravening the Workplace Safety and Health Act, he could be jailed up to two years and fined S$200,000.

- CNA/cc

 

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Employer jailed & fined for dumping dying employee
By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 21 August 2012 1634 hrs

SINGAPORE: A sole proprietor of a maintenance and services company was on Tuesday jailed nine months and fined S$12,000 for dumping his dying employee on a pavement in March 2010.

Fifty-six-year-old Tay Kok Eng had pleaded guilty to the charge.

He had also pleaded guilty to two other charges of hiring an illegal immigrant, and failing to ensure safe working conditions.

The body of 42-year-old Chelladurai Lenin was found abandoned at 50 Upper Changi Road East on 30 March 2010.

The Indian national, who was injured after falling from a ladder, had been hired by Tay as a general worker for renovation and maintenance works.

Mr Lenin had refused hospital treatment for fear of being deported.

Tay then took him to two private clinics for treatment and also called the worker's friend to take him home.

Tay later placed Mr Lenin at the back of a van, and drove to Upper Changi Road.

He stopped at a pavement and Mr Lenin, who was dying at that point, was deposited there by his friend.

In mitigation, Tay was described as a devoted family man who was the sole breadwinner of the family.

His lawyer added Tay had tried to seek help for the injured man, and was not the one who suggested leaving Mr Lenin on the pavement.

He only did it as he had panicked and was confused.

- CNA/ck

 

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Longer jail term for boss who dumped injured worker by roadside

By Claire Huang | Posted: 30 November 2012 1623 hrs

SINGAPORE: An employer who dumped his dying foreign worker by the roadside in June 2012 has been given an additional three months in jail, bringing his jail term to 12 months.

Tay Kok Eng, 56, was initially given a three month sentence for dumping the worker.

This sparked an appeal from the prosecution.

High Court Judge Lee Seiu Kin on Friday extended his sentence by another three months, saying that Tay had no basic human decency and deserved the maximum punishment of six months for dumping the worker, Mr Chelladurai Lenin.

Tay was also previously given a six month sentence in August for employing Mr Lenin between August 2009 and March 2010, bringing his total jail sentence to 12 months.

Mr Lenin was an illegal immigrant.

Tay was also fined S$12,000 for failing to ensure the safety of his worker.

Mr Lenin, 47, was changing ceiling lights at the lobby of a condominium in Seraya Road on March 30 2010 when he fell 2.8 metres from a wobbly ladder.

He sustained head and leg injuries.

The Indian national refused to be treated in hospital as he was afraid that he would be deported.

Tay then brought him to two private clinics and called the worker's friend to take him home.

Mr Lenin was later placed at the back of a van by Tay and driven to Upper Changi Road, where he was left by the roadside by his friend.

The foreign worker died later in a hospital from a fractured skull and haemorrhage.

- CNA/jc