Cabby gets 20 years' jail

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A 45-year-old cabby, who killed his former girlfriend by dousing her with petrol and setting her alight after she refused to get back together, was on Monday sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

Man charged for setting ex-girlfriend on fire in Sengkang

AsiaOne

Sunday, May 27, 2012

SINGAPORE - A 43-year-old woman suffered first degree burns to more than 80 per cent of her body when her former lover allegedly set her on fire on Friday morning.

Lim Ghim Peow, 44, is being charged with the death of Ms Mary Yoong Mei Ling, 43, at her uncle's home in Sengkang.

When they arrived at the scene at Block 206B, Compassvale Lane, the blaze had been put out but three people had been injured : Ms Yoong, her cousin Phua Duan Kai, 32, and Lim.

Neighbours reported seeing the man earlier outside the family's flat on the 14th floor splashing kerosene on the door.

One neighbour, Mr Guo, 47, told The New Paper that he was woken up by loud shouting, and saw flames coming out from the neighbouring unit.

A man was standing ouside shouting: "My wife is inside!"

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He got his family to help put out the fire by throwing pails of water on the burning gate and door.

Hearing a commotion, her younger cousin rushed in to the flat to rescue Ms Yoong and got burnt in the process.

Mr Guo said he saw a badly-burnt Ms Yoong emerging from the flat wrapped in a towel.

According to the victim's uncle, Mr Phua, 60, his niece had been together with the man for three years and were living together before they broke up.

She had then left her Hougang home to go to Malaysia in order to avoid Lim.

However, she had returned to Singapore a few days ago to vote in the Hougang by-election yesterday.

Lim tracked her down and allegedly set fire to the Sengkang flat when she rejected his advances, ST reported.

The suspect was also injured and suffered second degree burns to his limbs.

Her cousin was sent to the Singapore General Hospital's burns unit in critical condition.

Ms Yoong suffered burns to 86 per cent of her body, and died at 11.05pm.

Keepthechange666 SG

Old case, finally sentence.....

Taxi driving very stress hor.....

After 20 years still eligible to peng steering.....

foolsh_2000 SG

being a taxi driver and comitting a crime has no relation.any tom,dick or harry can commit a crime,why must say he is a taxi driver?it gives society the impression that taxi drivers r all criminals and crooks!

hammerhammer8888 SG

Aiya relax lah. When any criminal appears on the paper the profession is reveal lah. KNN Professor also can let people kam LJ for good grades. Some Director also tio charged jiak lui....so whats the problem they put taxi driver?

Ct2220 SG

问世间情为何物，直叫人生死相许！〒_〒

Taxilim88 SG

Aiya, cabby, odd job worker, cleaner, delivery driver... nobody gives a fcuk lah...knn, photo oso dun have.

If CEO of public listed company, big time doctor, Law professor, then big news lor...see got big big photo anot?

Keepthechange666 SG

Arbo how to becum a leeporter?.....

Personally, I feel that this leeporter is lousy, no good.....

He fail to publish, the taxi company name, model or type of taxi he is driving, hirer or relief etc.....

bowah SG

Anything TD committed to the public is alway “Knnccb, taxi drivers again. all these cb taxi kia cannot trust one…that day I took one taxi..blah blah blah”