Man charged over Telok Blangah murder男子因直落布兰雅谋杀案被控
Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng is accused of committing the offence on Oct 5. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Published Oct 07, 2026, 09:21 AM
Updated Oct 07, 2026, 09:21 AM
Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng has been charged with the murder of Tham Nam Poh, 73, in Telok Blangah Heights.
Police responded to calls in the vicinity of Block 61 on Oct 5 and officers found Tham lying motionless at the ground floor.
He was taken to hospital but died soon after.
SINGAPORE - A man has been charged with murder over a killing that took place in Telok Blangah on Oct 5.
Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng, 32, who appeared in court via video-link from Central Police Division on Oct 7, is accused of killing Tham Nam Poh, 73, at the void deck of Block 57, Telok Blangah Heights.
In an earlier statement, the police said that at around 6pm on Oct 5, officers received calls for help near Block 61.
They found Tham lying motionless at the ground floor of the block.
An unnamed 53-year-old man was also found injured nearby .
Both men were taken to hospital and Tham died later.
According to the statement, Foong subsequently called the police to surrender, and was arrested.
A police spokesperson said he was believed to have acted alone, and there was no evidence it was a religiously motivated attack or an act of terror.
Foong is represented by lawyers Josephus Tan, Cory Wong and Devlin Mohyong from Invictus Law Corporation.
He was ordered to be remanded at the Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre for an Institute of Mental Health evaluation, and his case will be mentioned again on Oct 28.
An offender convicted of murder will face the death penalty.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
发布于 2026 年 10 月 7 日上午 9:21
更新于2026年10月7日上午9:21
Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng 被控在直落布兰雅高地谋杀 73 岁的 Tham Nam Poh。
10月5日，警方接到报警称第61座组屋附近有报警电话，警员赶到现场后发现谭某一动不动地躺在一楼。
他被送往医院，但不久后便去世了。
新加坡——一名男子因10月5日发生在直落布兰雅的一起杀人案被控谋杀。
32岁的冯世成（Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng）于10月7日通过中央警署的视频连线出庭，他被控在直落布兰雅高地第57座组屋的底层杀害了73岁的谭南宝（Tham Nam Poh）。
警方早前曾表示，10 月 5 日下午 6 点左右，警员接到求助电话，称第 61 座组屋附近有人需要帮助。
他们发现谭某一动不动地躺在楼房一楼。
附近还发现了一名受伤的53岁男子，姓名不详。
两人均被送往医院，Tham 随后不治身亡。
声明称，Foong随后打电话报警自首，并被警方逮捕。
警方发言人表示，据信他是单独作案，没有证据表明这是一起出于宗教动机的袭击或恐怖袭击。
Foong的代理律师是来自Invictus律师事务所的Josephus Tan、Cory Wong和Devlin Mohyong。
他被下令送往樟宜监狱综合医疗中心接受心理卫生研究所的评估，他的案件将于 10 月 28 日再次被提及。
被判犯有谋杀罪的罪犯将面临死刑。
沙菲克·阿尔哈提卜是《海峡时报》的法庭记者，主要报道国家法院审理的刑事案件。