{
  "id": 4635264,
  "title": "Man, 25, charged with murdering man, 29, in Tuas by slashing him with chopper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/man-25-charged-with-murdering-man-29-in-tuas-by-slashing-him-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:36:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/man-charged-murder-man-chopper-tuas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 31, a 25-year-old Indian national named Muruganathan Kathirvel was charged with the murder of 29-year-old Raj Maheshkumar in the Tuas industrial district. According to chargesheets seen by Mothership, Kathirvel is accused of causing Maheshkumar's death by slashing his neck area with a chopper along Tuas South Avenue 9.\n\nPolice received a call for assistance around 10:10pm on August 29, towards Tuas South Street 15, leading them to the scene where the 29-year-old man was found motionless on the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic. Kathirvel was arrested within four hours.\n\nPreliminary investigations suggest that the two men were acquainted. Kathirvel is scheduled to return to court in September, with the crime of murder carrying the death penalty.",
  "summary": "Preliminary investigations found that the two men were known to each other.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "25-year-old man to be charged with murder of 29-year-old in Tuas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/25-year-old-man-to-be-charged-with-murder-of-29-year-old-in-tuas",
        "published": "2026-08-30T08:13:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}