Two accused in murder plot show police around alleged crime scene
SINGAPORE — Two of the three men accused of conspiring to murder Singapore permanent resident Aye Maung Maung Thet, 28, were today (June 29) taken to the spot where they had purportedly planned to abduct their victim earlier this month.
Police investigators escorted Zaw Min Hlaing, 37, and Phyo Min Naing, 31, to the ground floor of the car park at Block 747A, Pasir Ris Street 71 at slightly past 8am. Both were dressed in red polo shirts and long bermudas, and had their wrists and ankles cuffed. They individually led officers to various parts of the car park.
Zaw Min Hlaing, a Singapore permanent resident, looked sombre as he took officers first to parking lot No 11, then to the adjacent lot, and finally to the motorcycle parking area opposite. After about 20 minutes, Phyo Min Naing was brought in. The Myanmar national appeared less moody than the first suspect, flashing an occasional smile.
Both men, along with Yae Wynnt Oaung, 32, are accused of attacking their victim at this car park on the night of June 21. They are said to have assaulted and attacked Mr Aye Maung Maung Thet with a Taser gun, but they had to flee after the victim’s cries for help drew the attention of passers-by.
After the victim reported the incident to the police, one of the suspects was arrested the following afternoon in an ambush near Balestier Road.
Hours later, two of the other suspects were arrested at a chalet at Aloha Changi, where the police found items that include a meat mincer, a chainsaw, a chopping board, kitchen knives, a gas cooker and a gas cylinder tank. The police are looking for a fourth man, Win Kyaw Kyaw Aung alias Aung Aung, 29, who is believed to have left for Kuala Lumpur last Monday morning. The trio were charged in court last Wednesday for conspiring to commit murder, and are in remand at the Police Cantonment Complex.
Under the Penal Code, a person who abets in an offence punishable by death or life imprisonment can be jailed up to seven years and fined, if the offence was not eventually committed. If an offence is committed after the abetment and a person is hurt, the abettor can be jailed up to 14 years and be liable to a fine. The suspects will return to court on Wedesday
