Murder of Koh Ngiap Yong
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On 8 August 2000 in Singapore, a group of three men, who were armed with firearms with an intent to commit robbery, had robbed and killed a taxi driver in midst of a planned crime spree. The victim wa
Koh Ngiap Yong, the murdered taxi driver
Wan Kamil bin Mohamed Shafian
Ibrahim bin Mohamed
Rosli bin Ahmat
Capital punishment in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnappin
Murder of Koh Ngiap Yong
…2021 article from The Smart Local named the murder of Koh Ngiap Yong as one of the 9 most terrible crimes that brought shock to Singapore in the 2000s. Capital punishment in Singapore List of major crimes in Singapore…
Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located
A hangman positions the noose around the neck of a Japanese war criminal as he is held steady by a British military officer just prior to his execution by hanging at the gallows in Changi Prison in 1946. The condemned man is standing within a circle on the trapdoor, and on either side of him are two other circles indicating that the gallows had the provision for multiple simultaneous executions.