SINGAPORE : 22-year-old vegetable seller Took Leng How has been
charged with the murder of 8-year-old Huang Na on Monday.
He was accused of causing her death on 10th October between 1.40pm
and 10 pm at Block 15 of the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre.
The Malaysian, clad in a red t-shirt and dark shorts, was calm as
his case came up for mention in the Subordinate Courts this
morning.
He's being represented by lawyer Chung Ping Shen, who was hired by
his family members late yesterday.
His parents are expected to come to Singapore over the next few
days.
Also in court today was a visibly upset Huang Na's mother, Madam
Huang Shuying.
She was accompanied by 2 friends.
Took, who fled the country on 21st October, surrendered to
Malaysian police on Saturday and brought back to Singapore the same
night.
Just hours after being questioned by Singapore police, the badly
decomposed body of a girl, believed to that of Huang Na's, was
found stuffed in a box, in thick undergrowth at Telok Blangah Hill
Park.
Huang Na, a China national, had been reported missing since 10th
October. - CNA
