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Sixth person jailed in Orchard Towers fatal fight, leaving man facing murder charge
Pieces of tissue paper soaked in blood seen at the entrance of Orchard Towers on Jul 2, 2019. (Photo: 8world News/Cai Youxia)
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SINGAPORE: The sixth person linked to a fatal brawl at Orchard Towers was sentenced to four years and nine months jail and 12 strokes of the cane on Friday (Mar 5), leaving the sole man facing the murder charge as the last to be dealt with.
March 05, 2021
Tan Hong Sheng was one of seven people initially charged with Mr Satheesh s murder on July 2, 2019.
The Straits Times
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.