SINGAPORE – After being jolted awake by a slamming door, a man living in a one-room rental flat in Redhill felt he could no longer tolerate his flatmate, with whom he had been having disputes.
Ng Boon Hong poured boiling oil on 61-year-old Ang Cheng Kek to inflict pain before he stabbed the victim to death with a knife.
On July 1, Ng, who is now 63 years old, was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of murdering Ang between the night of March 15, 2023, and the early hours of March 16, 2023.
The victim bled to death from multiple stab wounds to the abdomen.
An autopsy found a total of 35 injuries, of which 24 were caused by a sharp cutting weapon, while the rest included burns, bruises and abrasions.
Ng did not contest the murder charge, which carries the death sentence or life imprisonment. The prosecution did not object to the life sentence sought by Ng’s lawyers.
High Court Judge Dedar Singh Gill agreed that the imposition of the death penalty was not warranted.
The judge said it was clear that Ng did not want the victim to “die easily”.
He said he bore in mind medical evidence that while the hot oil would have produced sharp pain, it did not play a role in the victim’s death.
The judge considered that the killing took place against the backdrop of ongoing disputes between the two flatmates.
He noted that Ng suffers from a number of chronic conditions, for which he has to take 18 medications daily.
The judge said he showed remorse by surrendering to the police and confessing to his crime at a temple before his arrest.
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