SINGAPORE: A Singapore policeman once portrayed as a model officer was charged yesterday with the gruesome double murder of a businessman and his son in a case that has shocked the city-state.
Senior Staff Sergeant Iskandar Rahmat, 34, could face hanging if convicted of murdering car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Tan Chee Heong, 42, last Wednesday.
The older man was fatally slashed in his home while his son’s body was found a kilometre (half a mile) away after being dragged under one of their cars, leaving a trail of blood on a busy road as other motorists watched in horror.
Iskandar appeared dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans with his hands shackled behind his back, as prosecutors read the murder charges in court. His right hand had a deep gash closed with stitches between the thumb and forefinger.
No plea was taken and he was taken away in a police car within minutes of his appearance. He will reappear in court next Monday.
Iskandar, once portrayed as a model officer on the Singapore Police Force website, abandoned the older victim’s car and fled to Malaysia by scooter. He was arrested within two days in neighbouring Johor state and repatriated on Saturday.
AFP
