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Nov 4, 2009
Wife poisoned hubby? <!--10 min-->
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Mr Chan (left), a retiree and former contractor, testified that he was hospitalised a couple of times in 2006, and was so sick during one period that he could not move his arms. --ST PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA
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A WOMAN who allegedly poisoned her husband went on trial before a Community Court on Wednesday. Fong Quay Sim, 67, claimed trial to causing her husband, Mr Chan Tin Sun, 70, to take arsenic with intention to cause hurt to him at their former house at Jalan Ulu Siglap between 2004 and 2005. Mr Chan, a retiree and former contractor, testified that he was hospitalised a couple of times in 2006, and was so sick during one period that he could not move his arms. He then found out from doctors that he had been poisoned. Mr Chan, who now lives apart from Fong, testified that he suspected his wife but when he confronted her, she denied it. Only the couple lived in the house as their son was overseas. They only employed an Indonesian maid to look after him when he became unwell. Under cross-examination by Fong's lawyer, Mr Looi Won Hui, Mr Chan said he now has skin cancer caused by the poison in his body. If convicted, Fong faces a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.
Nov 4, 2009
Wife poisoned hubby? <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="330">
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Mr Chan (left), a retiree and former contractor, testified that he was hospitalised a couple of times in 2006, and was so sick during one period that he could not move his arms. --ST PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA
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A WOMAN who allegedly poisoned her husband went on trial before a Community Court on Wednesday. Fong Quay Sim, 67, claimed trial to causing her husband, Mr Chan Tin Sun, 70, to take arsenic with intention to cause hurt to him at their former house at Jalan Ulu Siglap between 2004 and 2005. Mr Chan, a retiree and former contractor, testified that he was hospitalised a couple of times in 2006, and was so sick during one period that he could not move his arms. He then found out from doctors that he had been poisoned. Mr Chan, who now lives apart from Fong, testified that he suspected his wife but when he confronted her, she denied it. Only the couple lived in the house as their son was overseas. They only employed an Indonesian maid to look after him when he became unwell. Under cross-examination by Fong's lawyer, Mr Looi Won Hui, Mr Chan said he now has skin cancer caused by the poison in his body. If convicted, Fong faces a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.
