Witness asked about relationship with law prof
Their relationship was questioned in court yesterday. Ms Chen Sei Lee, who works for the Ministry of Home Affairs, was the defence’s last witness for the trial-within-a-trial.
During cross-examination, Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy questioned how it was possible that Ms Chen, who called herself a “close friend” of Tey, was able to get information about Tey Tsun Hang from the Alexandra Hospital.
This was because hospitals practice patient confidentiality, which means only family members are given information about hospital patients.
Ms Chen said she called the hospital on the morning of April 3, 2012, after she got a call from Tey’s daughter, who told her he had been admitted.
She had spoken to hospital staff who told her that “they have a Prof Tey” there.
Read the full report in The New Paper on Saturday (April 6).