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Man charged with murder after Tuas chopper attack
A 25-year-old Indian national, Muruganathan Kathirvel, was charged on Aug 31 with murdering Raj Maheshkumar, 29, by slashing his neck with a chopper in Singapore's Tuas industrial district. Police found the victim dead at the scene, and the accused was arrested within four hours.
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Murder charge in Tuas chopper attack
A 25-year-old man appeared in a Singapore court on Monday (Aug 31) charged with murdering a 29-year-old man in the Tuas industrial district over the weekend. Muruganathan Kathirvel, an Indian national, is accused of causing the death of Raj Maheshkumar by slashing his neck area with a chopper at about 10pm on Aug 29 along Tuas South Avenue 9.
The charge was handed down a day after the incident, according to court records. The accused appeared via video link, dressed in a red polo T-shirt, as reported by The Straits Times.
Police response and arrest
The police said they received a call for assistance at about 10pm on Aug 29 along Tuas South Street 15, towards Tuas South Avenue 14. On arrival, officers found the victim lying motionless on the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic.
The accused was arrested within four hours of the incident, as stated in a police statement. Preliminary investigations suggest that the victim and the accused know each other, according to CNA. The charge sheets did not state how the two men knew each other, as reported by The Straits Times.
The prosecutor asked for the accused to be remanded for a week, and his case will be heard again on Sept 7, The Straits Times reported.
Legal implications
If convicted of murder, the accused could be sentenced to death, both CNA and The Straits Times noted. The offence of murder carries the death penalty under Singapore law.
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Framing: The headline emphasizes the charge of murder and the method (slashing with a chopper) and the location (Tuas). — Factual and measured
Facts Included:
A 25-year-old man was charged on Monday (Aug 31) with murdering a 29-year-old man along a road in the Tuas industrial district over the weekend.
Muruganathan Kathirvel, an Indian national, is accused of causing the death of Mr Raj Maheshkumar by slashing his neck area with a chopper at about 10pm on Aug 29 along Tuas South Avenue 9.
The police said in an earlier statement that they received a call for assistance along Tuas South Street 15, towards Tuas South Avenue 14 at about 10pm on Aug 29.
On arrival, they found the victim lying motionless on the road.
He was later pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.
Kathirvel was arrested within four hours.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the victim and the accused know each other.
Kathirvel is set to return to court in September.
If convicted of murder, he could be sentenced to death.
A 25-year-old man was on Aug 31 handed a murder charge for allegedly killing another man on Aug 29.
Muruganathan Kathirvel, an Indian national, allegedly caused the death of Raj Maheshkumar, 29, at about 10pm by slashing him at the neck with a chopper along Tuas South Avenue 9.
Charge sheets did not state how the two men knew each other.
The police said they received a call for assistance at about 10pm that night.
Officers found the victim lying motionless on the road.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic.
Muruganathan appeared in court via video link, dressed in a red polo T-shirt.
The prosecutor asked for him to be remanded for a week, and his case will be heard again on Sept 7.
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ClaimA 25-year-old man was charged on Monday (Aug 31) with murdering a 29-year-old man along a road in the Tuas industrial district over the weekend.
ClaimMuruganathan Kathirvel, an Indian national, is accused of causing the death of Raj Maheshkumar, 29, by slashing his neck area with a chopper at about 10pm on Aug 29 along Tuas South Avenue 9.