Murder of Bock Tuan Thong

On 2 April 2004, a 56-year-old Singaporean and scrap car dealer named Bock Tuan Thong (莫镇鸿 Mò Zhènhóng) was found dead inside the boot of his brother's car at a multi-storey carpark in Boon Keng, Singapore. According to witnesses, Bock was last seen with two to three men, who were inside the car with him and assaulted him.

Subsequently, two of Bock's suspected killers, Tony Koh Zhan Quan (许展权 Xǔ Zhănquán) and Lim Poh Lye (林保来 Lín Băolái), surrendered themselves to the authorities and were charged with murder, although the third offender, Ng Kim Soon (黄金顺 Huáng Jīnshùn; alias Ah Soon or Philip Ng), remains at large till today. Both Lim and Koh, who both claimed trial at the High Court for murder, stated that their only intention was to rob the victim and to not kill the victim, and it was a robbery that gone wrong.

Subsequently, at the end of the trial, Lim and Koh were found guilty of robbery with hurt and sentenced to caning and terms of imprisonment between 15 and 20 years. However, upon the prosecution's appeal, the Court of Appeal found the two men guilty of murder and sentenced them to death. Lim and Koh were hanged on 28 April 2006 at Changi Prison. As of today, the final accomplice Ng has not been caught. Provided by Wikipedia