SINGAPORE - Former China tour guide Yang Yin has been arrested for
suspected criminal breach of trust. A police spokesman told The
Straits Times on Wednesday night that Mr Yang's arrest followed
"police reports lodged against him".
The arrest came after the police and Immigration Checkpoints
Authority (ICA) hauled the former tour guide for an interview on
Tuesday. The Straits Times understands that Mr Yang, 40, was still
being questioned by the police at the Police Cantonment Complex on
Wednesday night.
The arrest is the latest twist in the court battle between Mr Yang
and the niece of 87-year-old widow Madam Chung Khin Chun over the
control of the widow's $40 million assets. Mr Yang, now a Singapore
permanent resident, met 87-year old widow Madam Chung Khin Chun in
2008 when he was her private guide while she was on holiday in
Beijing with her long-time friend Madam Chang Phie Chin. The
wealthy widow, whose husband died in 2007, has no children and was
diagnosed with dementia this year. She made a will in 2010 leaving
all her assets to Mr Yang, after he moved into her bungalow in
2009. In 2012, she also appointed him her guardian, giving him full
control of her assets worth $40 million.
Her niece, 60-year-old travel agency owner Madam Mok, started court
proceedings to revoke Mr Yang's guardianship and recover control of
her aunt's assets earlier this year. The pre-trial conference is
expected to take place on Sept 24. Madam Mok has also made a police
report against Mr Yang on suspicion that he may have stolen
paintings and cash from Madam Chung while acting as her
guardian.
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