{"id":41527,"date":"2026-04-03T20:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=41527"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:58:40","slug":"accused-in-geylang-murder-brought-back-to-crime-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=41527","title":{"rendered":"Accused in Geylang murder brought back to crime scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013<!-- --> The 48-year-old accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-48-to-be-charged-with-murdering-elderly-man-in-geylang-red-light-district-fight?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">murdering an elderly man in Geylang<\/span><\/a> was brought back to the crime scene by police on April 3.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ong Hou Cheong is accused of causing the death of Mr Chow Ling Fei, 70, who died in hospital on March 9. The Straits Times understands that the men knew each other, and Mr Chow had suffered stab wounds to the chest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police had been alerted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/two-men-hurt-in-incident-in-geylang-red-light-district?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">a fight in Lorong 16 Geylang on March 9<\/span><\/a> at about 8.15am. When they arrived at the scene, there were bloodstains on the pavement near a bin area, close to a Buddhist temple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The older man was taken unconscious to hospital. Ong was taken to hospital while conscious and he was charged with murder a day later on March 10. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On April 3, he was escorted by police back to the scene at about 9.15am.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fight at Geylang red-light area leaves 2 men injured; 1 stabbed in chest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HDdj8HnrKT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Dressed in a red polo T-shirt and black shorts, with his hands and feet restrained, Ong was expressionless as he was questioned by officers in a private carpark outside the temple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He was then brought into the carpark and to the front of the temple, where he was shown evidence plates that had been placed on the floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ong\u2019s brow furrowed at several points, and at some moments he appeared quite animated, using his hands to gesture as he responded to officers. He was questioned further in front of three large rubbish bins. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a761002f4c2584c6888945c352a963182b6933acc5b386b909d395d53f6aa924?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a761002f4c2584c6888945c352a963182b6933acc5b386b909d395d53f6aa924?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a761002f4c2584c6888945c352a963182b6933acc5b386b909d395d53f6aa924?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a761002f4c2584c6888945c352a963182b6933acc5b386b909d395d53f6aa924\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Police had been alerted to a fight in Lorong 16 Geylang on March 9 at about 8.15am.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Officers then brought him into the temple \u2013 known as Shanyuan Ancient Buddhist Lodge \u2013 and spoke to him for about five minutes. Ong was escorted away at 9.38am. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The investigation drew a crowd of some 20 onlookers, who gathered on the opposite side of the road and watched Ong being led around the scene. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/suspect-in-geylang-murder-brought-back-to-crime-scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 The 48-year-old accused of murdering an elderly man in Geylang was brought back to the crime scene by police on April 3. 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