By Elena Chong
A WOMAN who was tried for poisoning her husband was found guilty
of the offence by a district judge on Wednesday.
Former hairdresser Fong Quay Sim, 68, was convicted of causing
her former contractor-husband, Mr Chan Tin Sum, 70, to consume
arsenic at their former Jalan Ulu Siglap home sometime between 2004
and 2005.
Her confessions that she added ant killer to his food and drink
as she had had enough of his violence and the physical and mental
abuse he dealt her over 30 years of marriage were accepted by the
court as reliable evidence.
Community Court judge Ng Peng Hong also found her to be not a
credible witness compared to the investigation officer from Bedok,
Station Inspector Sheik Faisal.
He adjourned mitigation and sentencing to May 27.
Fong faces a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine for causing
a person to take poison with intent to cause hurt.