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Coroner’s inquiry opens into death of stillborn buried in teen mum's garden
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Coroner’s inquiry opens into death of stillborn buried in teen mum's garden

Chua Wang Cheng bore grudges against the victim who he felt was arrogant and sarcastic.
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Man jailed for posing as someone else to post anti-Islam content

Man continues to hit dad as cops wait to enter flat
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Man continues to hit dad as cops wait to enter flat

Li Xueqi (left) was sentenced to 15 weeks’ jail, while Xu Zhaochen was given eight weeks’ jail.
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Change of heart doesn't spare duo jail in credit card scam

In an unrelated incident, Lee Ah Cheng splashed a mixture of bleach and water at his 66-year-old male friend during a dispute.
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Senior citizen seals padlock with glue, assaults man with diluted bleach

Jail for man who drove through Bedok Camp barrier
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Jail for man who drove through Bedok Camp barrier

On Dec 15, 2020, a Bangladeshi worker died of multiple injuries after part of a sheet pile struck him at an LTA construction site beside the Changi MRT depot.
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Company fined $160k over fatal workplace accident near MRT depot

Lucious Richard Pereira, 49, the forklift operator, was sentenced to 20 days’ jail on Dec 17.
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Man jailed for forklift accident that led to amputation of victim’s leg

Wu Jinxing, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of handling the benefits of criminal conduct.
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Jail for China national who flew in to help collect burglars’ loot

    Kenneth Kam Boon Hee was sentenced to 10 years’ jail on Dec 16.
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    Jail for man who posed as forex trader, cheated 13 people of $4.6m

    The court said It is important that couples and lawyers think through the workability of agreements on financial matters after divorce.
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    Man living with ex-wife fights her over family home when he remarries

    Durendran Vicknesh Venkatraman arriving at the State Courts in April 9.
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    Mock bomb causes real panic; guard pleads guilty

    Wu Jinxing, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of handling the benefits of criminal conduct.
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    Jail for China national who flew in to help collect burglars’ loot

    Kenneth Kam Boon Hee was sentenced to 10 years’ jail on Dec 16.
    Singapore

    Jail for man who posed as forex trader, cheated 13 people of $4.6m

    The court said It is important that couples and lawyers think through the workability of agreements on financial matters after divorce.
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    Man living with ex-wife fights her over family home when he remarries

    Durendran Vicknesh Venkatraman arriving at the State Courts in April 9.
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    Mock bomb causes real panic; guard pleads guilty

    The luggage contained 58 Indian star tortoises wrapped in a cloth bundle.
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    Man jailed for smuggling 58 Indian star tortoises through S'pore

    Ken Lim currently faces six other charges allegedly involving four more women.
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    Ken Lim found not guilty of insulting woman’s modesty

    Man punches another, causing victim to go blind in one eye
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    Man punches another, causing victim to go blind in one eye

    Former insurance agent jailed for cheating victim of more than $543k
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    Former insurance agent jailed for cheating victim of more than $543k

    The Appellate Division of the High Court found that the terms of the letters of engagement signed by the clients were unreasonable.
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    Court has 'grave concerns' over law firm's $370,000 bill to client

    Basnayake Keith Spencer, who is accused of stabbing a priest at St Joseph’s Church, being taken back to the scene by police on Dec 6.
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    Man accused of stabbing priest 'highly dangerous', denied bail