Clementi stabbing: Man accused of killing grassroots volunteer taken back to crime scene
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SINGAPORE – The suspect in the case of a fatal stabbing in Clementi was escorted to the crime scene on Oct 28.
Surrounded by five police officers, Toh Chee Hong, 50, arrived at Block 311C Clementi Avenue 4 at around 10.20am.
He was handed a murder charge for the death of Mr Winson Khoo Chin Wah, 41,
Wearing a red polo shirt, black shorts and slippers, Toh kept his head down as he walked past the media and members of the public who had gathered outside the police cordon.
With his hands and feet restrained, Toh was led to the void deck and into the lift on the way to a unit on the 19th floor, which was blocked to the media.
At around 11.15am, he was taken to the void deck near the playground by seven police officers, where they questioned him as he looked down and nodded.
He also gestured to the ground, and officers placed a marker near a drain.
He was then led to the nearby multi-storey carpark at around 11.30am. By then, more than 50 people had gathered around the police cordon.
About 10 minutes later, Toh was escorted into a black unmarked vehicle, which left the scene.
The exact weapon used in the alleged murder was not stated in court documents.
However, in video footage of the incident recorded by residents, the suspect seems to have stabbed the victim repeatedly with a small object at the foot of Block 311B.
The People’s Association (PA) had said that Mr Khoo was a grassroots volunteer.
Surrounded by five police officers, Toh Chee Hong, 50, arrived at Block 311C Clementi Avenue 4 at around 10.20am.
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It said Toh is not a member of any PA grassroots organisation.
Including the Clementi incident, there have been seven cases of murder or alleged murder in Singapore so far in 2024.
The Clementi stabbing is also the third alleged murder in about six weeks.
On Sept 6, Chinese national Wu Tao allegedly fatally stabbed his colleague
On Sept 22, Muhammad Sajid Saleem, 22, allegedly murdered Mr Dhinessh Vasie, 25, during a brawl
Three other men and two women were charged with rioting with a deadly weapon while being members of an unlawful assembly, in connection with the case.
