Man convicted of murdering his younger sister, who was starved, beaten and chained in toilet by trio

Huang Baoying had lost 43 per cent of her body weight by the time she died from excessive blunt force trauma and severe malnourishment.

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Warning: This article contains distressing details of severe physical abuse.

SINGAPORE: A man was convicted of murder on Thursday (Nov 5) after being part of a group that abused his 19-year-old younger sister until she died.

Huang Bocan, who joined his girlfriend and another man in starving the victim and chaining her to a toilet, was first charged in 2021 with common intention of committing murder by causing bodily injury to Huang Baoying. Huang, a 35-year-old Singaporean, was convicted on Thursday of committing murder by causing his younger sister's death.

The prolonged abuse resulted in the death of Baoying, who had lost 43 per cent of her body weight by the time she died from excessive blunt force trauma and severe malnourishment on May 5, 2021.

His co-accused are Lim Peng Tiong and Chee Mei Wan. Chee was the "coach" of a company she ran that marketed and sold Herbalife products, where Huang, Lim and Baoying were members and "trainee coaches".

Lim was sentenced to 14 years and 11 months’ jail in May, while Chee's case is pending before the courts.

The trio and Baoying met in 2018 through Chee's company, Colourful Nutrifit, which she called a club. The victim, then aged between 16 and 17, wanted to lose weight, improve herself and earn money, the court heard.

Chee began a romantic relationship with Bocan in September 2018 even though she was married.

At the time, the club operated a storefront in Clementi, and the four of them would meet there to bond over their shared interest in Herbalife products, according to court documents.

After the club closed its storefront in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the group began meeting at the siblings' home.

When the siblings fell out with their father over their expenses on the company's products, they moved into Lim's home in July 2020, with Chee joining after a dispute with her husband.

In February 2021, the trio created a WhatsApp chat group to monitor and report Baoying's "mistakes".

The abuse intensified in the months before her death, even as she grew visibly weak and injured.

From February to May 2021, Chee and Bocan began confining Baoying in the toilet for prolonged periods. By March 2021, Baoying had become weak but was still forced to perform hand raises and squats.

The day before she died, Baoying had failed to do squats as instructed and was punished for lying about it. She was found unresponsive in the wee hours of May 5, 2021.

Bocan called 995 at about 6.02am and was told to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his sister. Paramedics found him doing so when they arrived at about 6.12am.

Baoying was pronounced dead minutes later. The paramedics who noticed her injuries reported the case to the police.

According to an autopsy report, Baoying died from severe malnutrition with sepsis and excessive blunt force trauma. Apart from extensive bruising, she had a large, chronic, infected abscess on her right leg.

She weighed only 27.6kg at the time of her death, down from 48.8kg before she moved into Lim's home.

Her death was jointly caused by Bocan, Lim and Chee, according to the prosecution.

For committing murder, he could face the death penalty, or be imprisoned for life and caned.

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黄宝英因钝器伤和严重营养不良去世时，体重已减轻了 43%。

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警告：本文包含令人不安的严重身体虐待细节。

新加坡：一名男子于周四（11月5日）被判谋杀罪名成立，他曾参与一个团伙，虐待其19岁的妹妹直至其死亡。

黄博灿与女友及另一名男子合谋，将受害者饿死并用铁链锁在厕所里。他于2021年首次被控共同谋杀罪，罪名是造成黄宝英身体伤害。现年35岁的新加坡籍男子黄博灿于周四被判谋杀罪名成立，罪名是造成其妹妹死亡。

长期的虐待导致宝英死亡，她在 2021 年 5 月 5 日因过度钝器伤和严重营养不良而死亡时，体重减轻了 43%。

他的同案被告是林鹏忠和谢美婉。谢美婉是一家她经营的公司的“教练”，该公司销售康宝莱产品，黄、林和宝英都是该公司的成员和“实习教练”。

林某于5月被判处14年11个月监禁，而谢某的案件仍在法院审理中。

三人与宝英于2018年通过Chee的公司“多彩营养健身”（Colourful Nutrifit）相识，Chee称该公司为“俱乐部”。法庭获悉，受害者当时16至17岁，希望减肥、提升自我并赚钱。

尽管Chee已婚，但她在2018年9月还是与Bocan开始了恋爱关系。

据法庭文件显示，当时该俱乐部在金文泰经营一家店面，四人经常在那里聚会，交流他们对康宝莱产品的共同兴趣。

2020 年 COVID-19 疫情期间，俱乐部关闭了实体店面，之后该团体开始在兄妹俩的家中聚会。

2020 年 7 月，兄妹俩因公司产品开支问题与父亲发生争执，搬进了林家。之后，Chee 与丈夫发生争执，也搬了进来。

2021 年 2 月，三人创建了一个 WhatsApp 聊天群组，用于监控和报告宝英的“错误”。

在她去世前的几个月里，虐待行为愈演愈烈，即使她身体明显虚弱，伤痕累累。

2021年2月至5月，Chee和Bocan开始长时间将宝英关在厕所里。到2021年3月，宝英已经非常虚弱，但仍被迫做举手和下蹲等运动。

宝英去世前一天，她没有按要求做深蹲，并因此撒谎受到惩罚。2021年5月5日凌晨，人们发现她已失去意识。

博坎在早上6点02分左右拨打了995报警电话，被告知要对他的妹妹进行心肺复苏。急救人员在早上6点12分左右到达现场时，发现他正在实施心肺复苏。

几分钟后，宝英被宣布死亡。发现她受伤的医护人员向警方报案。

根据尸检报告，宝英死于严重营养不良、败血症和过度钝器外伤。除了大面积瘀伤外，她的右腿上还有一个很大的慢性感染性脓肿。

她去世时的体重只有 27.6 公斤，而搬进林家之前她的体重是 48.8 公斤。

检方称，她的死亡是由博坎、林和谢共同造成的。

他犯下谋杀罪，可能面临死刑，或者被判处终身监禁并处以鞭刑。

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