Police on July 4 escorted the man accused of murdering his 79-year-old mother back to the crime scene in Sengkang.
When Lim Yuen Li arrived at Block 465 Fernvale Road at 9.30am, his arms and legs were shackled.
The 44-year-old was charged on June 3 with causing the death of Ms Wang How Khiew.
Lim had asked the court during the hearing if he could be present at the funeral of the “deceased”, without referring to the victim as his mother.
The Straits Times understands that he did not attend the funeral.
Lim allegedly killed the victim inside a unit on the 11th floor, between 2am and 10.30am on June 1.
He was back at the unit on July 4, dressed in a red polo shirt, black shorts and slippers, with the police setting up a cordon at the 11th-floor lift lobby.
Lim spoke to the police officers outside the flat, before he stepped in for the first time since the incident.
Two police officers stationed themselves along the corridor leading to the unit as forensic experts conducted their investigation.
At 12.50pm, Lim left the flat and was led back into a police van. A police officer was seen carrying a plastic bag containing his personal items.
Lim’s case is the second in 2025 that saw a family member charged over the killing of a close relative.
On March 13, 58-year-old Abdul Rani Md Ariffin was charged with murdering his younger brother, Mr Abdul Rahman Mohamad Ariffin, 57, at about 4am on March 11 at Block 187 Boon Lay Avenue.
There were 10 reported cases of murder in 2024 – the highest number in five years.
Figures from the Singapore Department of Statistics showed that there were four murders in 2023, seven each in 2022 and 2021, and eight in 2020.
Those convicted of murder face the death penalty.
Claudia Tan for The Straits Times
Man accused of killing mother taken back to Sengkang crime scene for investigations
