Sheng Siong kidnap case suspect deemed fit to make plea
SINGAPORE — One of the two men accused of kidnapping the mother of Sheng Siong supermarkets’ boss has been deemed fit to make a plea.
Lee Sze Yong, one of the two men accused of kidnapping Sheng Siong CEO Lim Hock Chee's elderly mother Ng Poh Lai, was taken by the police to Sembawang Park on Jan 20, 2014. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong
SINGAPORE — One of the two men accused of kidnapping the mother of Sheng Siong supermarkets’ boss has been deemed fit to make a plea.
The court heard that Lee Sze Yong, 41, is of sound mind after a psychiatric evaluation by the Institute of Mental Health.
Lee is accused of abducting 79-year-old Madam Ng Lye Poh along Hougang Avenue 2 last month. He allegedly did so together with 50-year-old Heng Chen Boon.
Lee’s case will come up for further mention on April 1.
The highest penalty for kidnapping is death, or life imprisonment and caning. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
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