A 50-year-old man who was arrested in Malaysia on Tuesday (November 15) and handed over to the Singapore Police Force (SPF) the next day will face a murder charge in court on Friday.
He is being held in Malaysia for his alleged role in the unnatural death of a 27-year-old woman, SPF said in a press release on Wednesday.
Police said they were made aware of a case of unnatural death at a Beach Road shop on Sunday. 27-year-old woman at facility and was later pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. The woman is linked to a missing persons report made last Thursday night, SPF said.
Police said they had identified the 50-year-old man in connection with the case, but that he left for Malaysia on the morning of the same day the missing persons report was filed.
Singapore police sought help "immediately". the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) to track him down. The man was then arrested by the RMP and handed over to the SPF on Wednesday.
He will be charged with murder under Section 302(1) of the 1871 Criminal Code in court on Friday. If convicted, he will be sentenced to the death penalty .
Investigations ongoing. "Singapore authorities will do whatever is necessary and permitted by our laws to prosecute and bring to justice those who commit crimes in Singapore, regardless of where they have fled to," police said. "Nor will we hesitate to take decisive action against them.
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