KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — A 22-year-old Malaysian man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old woman was found dead at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Singapore’s Choa Chu Kang estate earlier this week.
According to The Straits Times (ST), Mohamad Faiz Umar was charged in court today over the death of Chua Bee Ting, who was allegedly killed inside a lift at Block 248 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 on the night of May 26.
Court documents stated that the alleged murder took place between 8.53pm and 9.22pm.
Preliminary police investigations indicated that Faiz had allegedly stabbed Chua.
Authorities have said the pair knew each other, although details about their relationship were not disclosed in court documents.
Police said officers responded to a call for assistance at about 9pm on May 26.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found Chua lying motionless at the 12th-floor lift lobby.
A Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic later pronounced her dead at the scene.
A resident of the block told ST that she heard a loud noise from below before spotting a man lying on the ground floor beneath a dustbin area when she looked down from her unit.
Faiz was subsequently arrested for murder and later taken to the National University Hospital.
His case has been adjourned to June 18.
Under Singapore law, those convicted of murder may face the death penalty.