March 05, 2021
Tan Hong Sheng was one of seven people initially charged with Mr Satheesh s murder on July 2, 2019.
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SINGAPORE - A man originally accused of murder following a 2019 brawl at Orchard Towers was sentenced on Friday (March 5) to four years and nine months jail with 12 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of being in the company of someone who had a weapon in his possession.
Tan Hong Sheng, now 24, was the sixth person linked to the case who was dealt with in a district court.
On Feb 5, he pleaded guilty to being in the company of Tan Sen Yang, now 29, who had a kerambit knife at Orchard Towers on the day Mr Satheesh Noel Gobidass, 31, was killed.
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<p>Singapore, Mar 5 (PTI) A Chinese-origin Singaporean, originally accused of murdering an Indian-origin man following a brawl at a nightclub, was sentenced on Friday for up to five years after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of being in the company of someone who had a weapon in his possession.</p>
Murder accused Singaporean Chinese jailed for possessing knife
Tan Hong Sheng, now 24, was the sixth person linked to the case who was dealt with in a district court.
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SINGAPORE: A Chinese-origin Singaporean, originally accused of murdering an Indian-origin man following a brawl at a nightclub, was sentenced on Friday for up to five years after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of being in the company of someone who had a weapon in his possession.
Tan Hong Sheng, now 24, was the sixth person linked to the case who was dealt with in a district court.
The Straits Times
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