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UPDATED on Monday 19 March, 11:00am
A 30-year-old Chinese national has been charged
with voluntarily causing hurt in committing a robbery after he
allegedly hijacked a taxi and killed a 34-year-old cleaner.
Police said the charge was read to him at the Changi General
Hospital (CGH), where he is warded.
If convicted, the suspect can be sentenced to between five and
20 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
Investigations into the death allegedly caused by the suspect
are ongoing and more charges are expected to be tendered against
him for that, police added.
A cleaner was instantly killed when he was hit by a hijacked
taxi driven by a passenger at the Budget Terminal on Saturday
morning.
According to Channel NewsAsia, the cleaner was a Malaysian named
Chandra Mogan who was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics at
7:13am. His family lives in Johor and he is survived by four
children.
Police have arrested the driver of the Citicab taxi, who is
believed to have taken over the wheel after an argument with the
original taxi driver.
Witnesses said the suspect, believed to be a technician, tried
to flee the scene after the crash but was stopped by the public,
reported CNA. The Sunday Times said he was later
arrested by police inside the terminal area.
The force of the crash along the Budget Terminal driveway
smashed the glass entrance next to a McDonald’s restaurant.
What caused hijack?
According to The Sunday Times, cab driver, Yeow Chuwee Lam, 57
said he picked up his passenger at Still Road in the Katong
area.
His passenger was in an upbeat mood as he was returning home to
China to see his family. However, halfway through the
journey, he seemed to snap and repeatedly accused Yeow of “hiding
his belongings”.
When Yeow denied taking any belongings, his passenger turned
violent and began assaulting him on the neck and
ear.
That’s when Yeow stopped the cab, activated the distress button
and tried to get out of the cab. He was then pushed out onto the
road. His passenger also exited the taxi, continued to attack Yeow
before getting back into the taxi and driving off.
Yeow suffered superficial wounds and was taken to
CGH for medical treatment after police arrived at the
scene.
The Chinese national was arrested but was admitted to
CGH for cuts on his head.
Old news liao lah....
read on the Newpaper today....
But Budget Terminal is closing to make way for
Changi Airport Terminal
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