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The police pointed out that the Land Rover was not overloaded, as the vehicle was carrying ten officers while the maximum capacity was 11. [95] The accident is the worst in terms of numbers of casualties in a single incident involving Singapore police officers since the death of three Constables on 24 July 1950 after a car ploughed into them. NSPI
The Singapore Police Force enlisted the help of the Royal Malaysia Police to arrest Ahmad on 18 December 2016 and extradite him to Singapore, where he was charged with murder on 21 December 2016. On 4 November 2020, High Court judge Aedit bin Abdullah found Ahmad guilty of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cane .
16 July 1991: 17-year-old Lam Hoi-ka and 19-year-old Poon Yuen-chung, two Hong Kong tourists who flew from Bangkok to Singapore, were arrested by the police at Changi Airport for carrying a total of more than 6 kg of heroin, which were hidden in the false bottom of their suitcases. The two women were found guilty of drug trafficking on 28 ...
The Singapore Police Force was founded in 1820, starting with just 11 men under the command of Francis James Bernard, the son-in-law of William Farquhar. [10] With no background nor knowledge on policing, Bernard had to work from scratch, as well as occasionally turning to Farquhar for help.
Lim, who went into hiding, subsequently became one of Singapore's ten most wanted criminals. After a 30-month manhunt, Lim was discovered and killed during a police ambush. A coroner's court found Lim guilty of the two murders he was accused for, and his death was ruled as a lawful killing on the part of the policemen who shot him.
Mohamed bin Ismail. On 31 May 2015, Mohamed Taufik Zahar was shot by the police manning a high security checkpoint located near the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore where the Shangri-La Dialogue was being held. Taufik was driving a car when he accelerated towards police officers at a roadblock. Taufik died after being shot and his two passengers ...
The Kallang River body parts murder was a murder and dismemberment case that occurred in Singapore. The case earned its name due to the body parts of the victim, 22-year-old Liu Hong Mei ( Chinese: 刘红梅; pinyin: Líu Hóngmeí ), being found disposed in Kallang River. In this case, Liu's 50-year-old supervisor, Leong Siew Chor, used a ...
Est. total population ('000) 5,917.6. Crime rates in Singapore are some of the lowest in the world, with petty crimes such as pickpocketing and street theft rarely occurring, and violent crime being extremely rare. [1] Penalties for drug offences such as trafficking in Singapore are severe, and include the death penalty.