The bodies of twin boys were found in a canal near the Greenridge Crescent playground in Upper Bukit Timah.SINGAPORE - The father of the 11-year-old twin boys, who were found dead in a canal in Upper Bukit Timah, has been charged with their murder.
On Monday , Xavier Yap, 48, appeared before a district court via video link to have the charge read out to him.Yap's lawyer, Mr Anil Singh Sandhu, told the court the family was grieving the loss of the two young children. On Saturday, the police said it received a call at about 6.25 pm on Friday from a man asking for help at a playground along Greenridge Crescent.[[nid:563560]]It is understood the bodies were found in a large and deep canal that cuts across the playground in a corner of the quiet and leafy private housing estate of terrace and semi-detached houses.
The twins were said to have special needs and were believed to be students of a school in the Eng Kong estate area.Permission required for reproduction. If you don’t like our faces, listen to our fortnightly podcast E-Junkies where we lepak one corner with famous people
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the man has been charged with murder of both sons. Documents released after the court hearing notes that he has been charged with the murder of one of his sons. Read the full story here:
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