Legal Legacies: The Story of Singapore Law (Tour from 2008)
The grandeur of the old Supreme Court building remains an enduring icon of Singapore’s legal history. This National Day weekend,
The Toa Payoh Ritual Murders: A Case Of Insanity Or Was It Just A “Wayang”? (Part 2)
The first part of this article took you into the court room where the battle was fought between the defence and prosecution as to whether the murderers were of sound mind. The psychiatric defence failed but could there have been a different outcome?
BY FOO KIM LENG “It was a very hard-fought trial and right to the end, it’s not certain which way
The Toa Payoh Ritual Murders: A Case Of Insanity Or Was It Just A “Wayang”? (Part 1)
Much has been written about one of Singapore’s most sensational crimes which took place 40 years ago. Delving into unpublished oral history accounts collected under SAL’s legal Heritage Programme and the National Archives of Singapore, we revisit the trial which continues to intrigue long after the case was closed.
BY FOO KIM LENG In early 1981, two children were killed in the vicinity of Toa Payoh. Shortly after, police