'I just wanted her to keep quiet,' says S'porean on trial in UK for suffocating wife with pillow

  • 📰 thenewpaper
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 63%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

A 51-year-old Singaporean accused of murdering his wife while on holiday in Newcastle, United...

According to the Daily Mail, the Newcastle Crown Court heard on Monday that on the night of the incident, Fong messaged their son, who was studying at a university in Newcastle. His text read:"I have hurt your mother. She's gone. She's dead. I just lost it. I tried to cover her mouth to shush her. I just lost it.

Fong had injured himself in a fall during their stay on Isle of Skye, an island off the coast of Scotland, and had visited the hospital. He fell another three times after that in Newcastle, which led to Madam Pek"scolding him for not taking care of himself", said the prosecutor. Madam Pek was found by emergency services lying with her legs hanging over the bottom of the bed and a pillow over her face, reported the BBC.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 7. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

'I just snapped': Trial begins in UK for Singaporean man charged with murdering wifeNEWCASTLE, UK: A court in the UK has heard how a Singaporean man, on trial for murdering his wife, told police he had 'snapped'. Fong Soong Hert, 51, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday (Aug
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Lawyer Charles Yeo seeking ‘political asylum’ in the UKSINGAPORE: Lawyer and opposition politician Charles Yeo Yao Hui on Saturday (Jul 30) announced on Instagram that he was seeking 'political asylum' in the United Kingdom, after repeated claims in recent months that criminal charges against him have been 'politically motivated'. The former Reform Party chair lmao How about MENTAL ASYLUM 捡cardboard?
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Truss wins UK Cabinet backing as voting begins in PM conteststraits_times Translation: She is the favoured globalist puppet.
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

UK leadership candidate Truss: Junk food taxes 'are over'LONDON: The frontrunner to become British prime minister, Liz Truss, said she would scrap plans to restrict multi-buy deals on food and drink high in fat, salt, or sugar and would not impo
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Sunak tries to close the gap on rival in UK leadership raceLONDON: Rishi Sunak, one of the two contenders to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Monday (Aug 1) defended his decision to quit the government and help end Johnson’s scandal-tarnished leadership. Allies of Johnson accuse Sunak of treachery for stepping down as UK Treasury chief last month
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Conjoined twins whose brains were fused together separated by UK surgeonTwins underwent seven surgeries, involving more than 33 hours in final two operations
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »