Opposition member may have called the police to arrest his wife
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 June 2008 2054 hrs
Photos 1 of 1: Tan Lead Shake
Opposition member may have called the police to arrest his wife
SINGAPORE: Opposition party member Tan Lead Shake is reported to have called the police to arrest his wife in the murder case at their Paya Lebar Crescent home on Saturday.
Police later arrested his 26-year-old China-born wife for the murder of Tan's brother and slashing his sister-in-law who is said to be in a stable condition at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
The murder and slashing took place at a Paya Lebar Crescent bungalow after an early morning quarrel.
Channel NewsAsia understands opposition party member Tan Lead Shake called the police after he was asked by his China-born wife to meet her at Victoria Street. This request came after she had stabbed Tan's brother and slashed his wife, also from China.
The day after the murder, Tan and his sister-in-law's mother were seen entering the house to collect some items. The woman was crying and shouting in dialect that "all hope is gone".
There were still blood stains from the front of the house to the back gate.
Over at the mortuary, police were seen helping to calm down other relatives.
Tan's wife will be charged in court on Monday and faces the death penalty if found guilty.
The murder case is of interest as the husband of the accused is opposition party member Tan, who was dubbed 'The Slipper Man' for his preference for wearing flip flops when he contested previous general elections. - CNA/vm