What the records say
- When
- 1993
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 1.33° N, 103.72° E
- Description
- 1993 murder of a moneylender at Jurong, Singapore
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the town its description names, Jurong.
Murder of Sim Ah Lek
1993 murder of a moneylender at Jurong, Singapore
On 14 July 1993, 50-year-old sub-contractor Sim Ah Lek, who was also a moneylender, was killed by 37-year-old Phua Soy Boon, after Sim refused to lend Phua S$10,000. After killing Sim, Phua stole Sim's Rolex watch, diamond ring and S$9,000 in cash, and even stuffed the dead body inside a gunny sack before disposing of it at Jurong Swimming Complex, where it was found the next morning.
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