8 murder suspects arrested after man at Orchard Towers dies from injuries
Police officers standing guard at the entrance of Orchard Towers on July 2, 2019. A man collapsed in the building, leaving a pool of blood.
SINGAPORE — Six men and two women, aged between 22 and 27, were arrested in connection to a murder case at Orchard Towers on Tuesday (July 2).
At 6.25am earlier in the day, the police responded to a call for help at Orchard Towers in the Orchard Road area. They found a 31-year-old man lying motionless at the scene.
He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital unconscious and pronounced dead an hour later.
Five of the suspects — four men and one woman — will be charged in court on Thursday for murder with common intention, under Section 302(1) read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, the police said in a statement.
If convicted, they could get the death penalty.
Investigations for the rest of the suspects are ongoing.
A video footage obtained by Chinese television news outlet 8world News showed a man collapsing near an escalator in the building, prompting onlookers to rush forward to check on him.
Photos taken by the news outlet also showed a pool of blood on the floor near the building's entrance.
The police said that officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Tanglin Police Division and Woodlands Police Division established the identities of the suspects and arrested them within 12 hours of receiving the call for help.
Ms Florence Chua, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation & Intelligence) and director of CID, commended the officers for solving the case within 12 hours.
“Our officers displayed perseverance and tenacity in their investigations and intelligence probes, which coupled with the extensive ground work, have resulted in the swift arrest of the suspects,” she said.
“The police are committed to keep Singapore safe and we will spare no effort to track down offenders to ensure that they are brought swiftly to justice and face the full brunt of the law.”
