Singaporean driver who ran over cyclist in Perth pleads guilty to manslaughter

The case involves an incident that happened in Carlisle, a suburb in Perth, in May 2024.

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Published Sep 07, 2026, 05:30 PM

Updated Sep 07, 2026, 05:30 PM

Ng Jing Kai, a Singaporean, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for hitting and dragging a cyclist with his car in May 2024.

The incident followed a property dispute where Ng accused the cyclist of stealing items and chased him down before the attack.

Ng has been in custody since May 2024 and faces sentencing in November, with manslaughter carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean held in custody in Australia since 2024 over allegations that he intentionally ran down a cyclist with a car while on holiday in Perth has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Ng Jing Kai, who was initially charged with murder, will be sentenced on Nov 3.

Documents seen by the Straits Times showed that the 29-year-old pleaded guilty to the reduced charge in August in the Western Australia Supreme Court.

Ng, who was first charged in a lower court, has been held in custody since his arrest in May 2024.

Media reports then showed that he was later an inmate at the Hakea Prison – a maximum security facility in Canning Vale, Western Australia.

Ng, a former mathematics tutor, was driving a grey Kia Carnival car in Carlisle, a suburb in Perth, when the incident happened at around 1.45pm on May 24, 2024.

He was there on holiday with his family and friends.

The Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), in a previous interview with ST, said Ng hit the cyclist with his grey Kia Carnival, “causing him to be dragged by the vehicle for a short distance, sustaining critical injuries”.

The cyclist was taken to Royal Perth Hospital, where he died.

Police investigated the case as a possible property dispute. Ng was also accused of acting as a vigilante.

According to reports in Australia, Ng had accused the deceased of taking items from the car and refusing to return them.

The Singaporean then chased down the 48-year-old cyclist and ran over him, before dragging his injured body for over 30m.

Detective Inspector Gorton from the WAPF told ST then that several members of his family and friends were in the car with Ng at the time of the incident.

The maximum penalty for manslaughter in Perth is life imprisonment.

该案件涉及 2024 年 5 月发生在珀斯郊区卡莱尔的一起事件。

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新加坡人吴景凯承认于 2024 年 5 月驾车撞倒并拖拽一名骑自行车的人，犯有过失杀人罪。

事件起因是一起财产纠纷，吴某指控骑自行车的人偷窃物品，并在袭击发生前追赶他。

吴某自 2024 年 5 月起被拘留，将于 11 月接受判决，过失杀人罪最高可判处终身监禁。

新加坡——一名新加坡男子自2024年以来一直被澳大利亚拘留，他被指控在珀斯度假期间故意开车撞倒一名骑自行车的人，他已承认过失杀人罪。

最初被控谋杀的吴景凯将于11月3日被判刑。

《海峡时报》看到的资料显示，这名 29 岁的男子于 8 月在西澳大利亚最高法院对较轻的指控认罪。

吴某最初在下级法院被起诉，自 2024 年 5 月被捕以来一直被拘留。

媒体报道显示，他后来被关押在西澳大利亚坎宁谷的哈基亚监狱——这是一所最高安全级别的监狱。

2024 年 5 月 24 日下午 1 点 45 分左右，前数学辅导老师 Ng 驾驶一辆灰色起亚嘉华汽车在珀斯郊区卡莱尔发生事故。

他和家人朋友在那里度假。

西澳大利亚警察部队 (WAPF) 在之前接受《海峡时报》采访时表示，吴某驾驶灰色起亚嘉华撞倒了骑自行车的人，“导致骑自行车的人被车辆拖行了一小段距离，身受重伤”。

这名骑车者被送往珀斯皇家医院，后在那里去世。

警方将此案作为一起可能的财产纠纷展开调查。吴某还被指控充当私刑者。

据澳大利亚媒体报道，吴某曾指控死者从车里拿走物品并拒绝归还。

随后，这名新加坡人追上这名 48 岁的骑自行车者，并将其碾压，然后拖着他受伤的身体走了 30 多米。

西澳警察部队的戈顿警探当时告诉《海峡时报》，事发时，吴的几位家人和朋友都在车里。

在珀斯，过失杀人罪的最高刑罚是终身监禁。