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Chinese woman charged with murder of man at Singapore condominium
- Li Ye, a Chinese national, is accused of causing the death of Lim Lai Guan at a residential unit along Beach Road in the city state
- If convicted, the 37-year-old faces the death penalty
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A 37-year-old woman was charged in Singapore court on Thursday for her alleged involvement in the murder of a 56-year-old man.
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Li Ye, a Chinese national, was handed one charge of murder in the state courts for allegedly causing the death of Lim Lai Guan, 56.
Charge sheets state that the incident occurred at about 1.38am (local time) on Wednesday morning at City Gate Residences along Beach Road.
Li, who is in remand, appeared in court via video link on Thursday. She was not represented by a lawyer.
While no indication of plea was taken, Li told the court: “It’s manslaughter. I did not intend to murder this person.”
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No bail is offered, and the prosecution requested that Li be kept in remand for a week, to revisit the incident scene.
Li will return to court on May 16.
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