{
  "id": 17737559,
  "title": "Man charged in Telok Blangah murder taken back to crime scene",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/man-charged-in-telok-blangah-murder-taken-back-to-crime-scene",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:22:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-charged-in-telok-blangah-murder-taken-back-to-crime-scene"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 2, a 32-year-old man named Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng was taken back to the crime scene in Telok Blangah. He arrived at Block 57 Telok Blangah Heights with a police escort at 9:15 am, wearing a red polo shirt and restraints. Foong was led around the void deck area of the block where 73-year-old Tham Nam Poh was allegedly killed. The police escorted him around the cordoned areas for about seven minutes before he was taken away by an unmarked black van. On October 5, the police received calls for help near Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights, where witnesses had seen a blood-covered man running towards the coffee shop at Block 61. Coffee shop staff confirmed that Tham was a regular at the shop. Another injured man, 53, also visited a clinic at Block 61, seeking help for Tham. A doctor rushed out to aid Tham, who was found motionless upon officers' arrival. Foong later called the police to surrender and was arrested. He was charged with murder on October 7 and has been remanded since, with his next court appearance expected on November 4. The punishment for the crime of murder in Singapore is death.",
  "summary": "Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng, 32, was escorted by the police at Block 57 Telok Blangah Heights on Nov 2.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}