Singaporean man, 20, charged with murder for Punggol Field death
[UPDATE Sunday (17 May): Suspect charged in court for murder.]
SINGAPORE — A 20-year-old Singaporean man has been charged in court on Sunday (17 May) with the murder of a jogger at Punggol Field last weekend.
The Straits Times reported that Surajsrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi, who appeared via video link, is accused of stabbing Tay Rui Hao, 38, near a bus stop along Punggol Field Road last Sunday at 11.08pm.
His next court appearance will be on 5 June, and he will be remanded at Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre.
In a media release on Saturday, police said that the accused was identified and arrested at 2.45am on Saturday morning after round-the-clock investigations, extensive ground enquiries and expansive review of closed-circuit television footage.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is not known to the victim and is believed to have acted alone.
Last Sunday, Tay was jogging when he was stabbed near the bus stop in Punggol Field, opposite Block 227A Sumang Lane. He later died from his injuries at Sengkang General Hospital.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation and Intelligence) concurrent Director CID (Criminal Investigation Department), Florence Chua, commended the officers who had worked tirelessly to solve the case.
The murder charge carries the death penalty.
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