Thursday, December 12, 2013

Kovan Singapore Double Murder of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong

Kovan Singapore Double Murder of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong ---

Was it murder by bad cop or staged terrorist attack by Muslim with no obvious extremist links?

July 10, 2013 2 killed 1 arrested Murder of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong On 10 July 2013, two murdered bodies were found within one kilometer of each other at Kovan, in the Chinese dominated city state of Singapore. The victims were father and son and have since been identified as Chinese residents Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong respectively. 34-year-old Senior Staff Sergeant Iskandar Bin Rahmat was named as the suspect. He had been demoted and stripped of his gun because of his bank debts, but apparently sought to steal money by convincing a citizen who had reported money in a safe deposit box to give him access, but his plot was bungled when he ended up murdering not only the father but also running over the son, and fleeing to Malaysia where he was quickly found and captured He was sentenced to hang for the murders in December 4, 2015. Although the apparent motive was financial, and there have been no recent terrorist incidents in Singapore, Rahmat's names with Arabic and Iranian origins and refuge into the Muslim nation of Malaysia and targeting of Chinese points to a a possible if not proven alternate religious connection.

Detail: Iskandar joined the Singapore Police Force  in 1999 at the age of 20. By 2005 he had divorced, and started falling behind on payments for his home and car, which were repossessed by the bank . In 2012, the bank filed a bankruptcy application against him for continued debts when he came across the case of a Mr Tan who complained of notes missing in a safe deposit box where he had $200,000. By July 2013, he was demoted for failing to disclose his financial problems, losing his job as investigation officer and restricted to administrative duties, and barred from carrying any firearms  On July 10 2103, Iskander devised a plan by which he would wear a uniform and rent a new car to warn Mr Tan that his safe deposit box was in danger, and get him access, but the robbery plan was bugled as Iskandar panicked and stabbed Mr. Tan in his home. Iskander backed out and ran over Tan's son who had just arrived, dragging his body for 1km until it dislodged outside a train station, where it was spotted and the trail tracked back to the crime scene. On July 13, 2013, authorities named 34-year-old Senior Staff Sergeant, Iskandar Rahmat as the suspect. After a 54 hour manhunt Iskandar was spotted on cameras entering the Muslim nation of Malaysia on a green Vespa scooter, and arrested at a Danga Bay eatery. In November 2015 after an eight-day trial, Justice Tay Yong Kwang commented that it was “difficult” to reconcile Iskandar's purported plan with his actions. In December 4, 2015 Iskandar Rahmat was sentenced to hang for the murders

No religious motive was established as the motive was apparently strictly financial, but didn't seem to explain the outcome of a double murder of two Chinese. The suspect's full name Iskandar Bin Rahmat is of the same form as Osama bin laden  where In Arabic names, both ibn and bin can be translated as "son of." so it would mean Iskander, son of Rahmat. Iskandar was an ancient ruler of Persia, and comes from from the Persian form of Alexander. Rahmat is a common meaning Mercy used by persons, places and ships in the predominantly Muslim nations of Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia.




*Reference
  • Sammyboy A Singaporean Muslim killing a Singaporean Chinese during Ramadan
  • Wikipedia (article deleted) List of major crimes in Singapore Sergeant Iskandar bin Rahmat murdered 67-year-old Tan Boon Sin and his 42-year-old son Tan Chee Heong. The body of the elder Tan was found in his home at...
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  • Asian Suspects
  • Asian victim
  • Financial issues: neck-deep in debt. Checks showed that he was declared a bankrupt on Thursday – just a day after he allegedly killed Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42.  owed more than $62,000 to OCBC Bank,
  • Iranian muslim name: Iskandar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Iskandar (Timurid dynasty), a ruler of Persia;Iskander www.ancestry.com Iranian: from the Persian form of Alexander www.sheknows.com   Muslim Meaning: The name Rahmat is a Muslim baby name. In Muslim the meaning of the name Rahmat is: Mercy. Clemency. 
  • Islam:Islam in Malaysia - Wikipedia  Malaysia is a multiconfessional country with Islam being the largest practiced religion, comprising approximately 65% Muslim adherents, or around 19.5 million ...  
  • Malaysia - escaped to
  • Muslim: Kovan murdere Singaporean Muslim killing a Singaporean Chinese FreeRepublic: "Sounds like a muslim name. Sudden jihad syndrome???"
  • Muslim/Mideastern suspect
  • Terrorism - according to this site there are practically no successful terrorist attacks Islamist or otherwise in Singapore since the 2000s. 
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Murder of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong


Death of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong
File:Kovan double murder map view.jpg
Location of the double murder
LocationKovanSingapore
Date10 July 2013
Pronounced dead
3.53pm (42-year-old victim)
4.51pm (67-year-old victim)(GMT+8)
Weapon(s)Car
Deaths(Chinese male victims)
Suspected perpetrator
Iskandar Rahmat[1]
On 10 July 2013, two murdered bodies were found within one kilometre of each other at KovanSingapore. A body was discovered in a house in Hillside Drive, while another was found outside Kovan MRT Station. The victims were father and son and have since been identified as Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong respectively. The incident has been referred to by the media as the Kovan double murder.
On 13 July 2013, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore, Teo Chee Hean released a statement in connection with the Kovan murders and listed the suspect in the double murder case as 34-year-old Senior Staff Sergeant, Iskandar Rahmat.[1]









V
ictimsEdit

On 10 July 2013, a body was found outside Kovan MRT Station. The Singapore police received a call at 3.41 pm of an accident between a car and a pedestrian. When the police arrived, the first victim was pronounced dead at the scene and had been identified by the police as a male in his 40s. Police followed the trail of blood stain which eventually led them to house 14J along Hillside Drive and discovered the body of an older man,[2][3]who had died of numerous slash wounds.[4] According to an eyewitness, the body of the younger victim was dragged by a car before dislodging outside the MRT Station. About twenty drivers honked at the moving vehicle, but the driver did not stop.[5] The younger man was observed to have sustained "multiple lacerations on his face and neck".[4]

The older man was later reported to be 67-year-old Tan Boon Sin. Tan owned a car business in Eunos and according to his friends, was sociable and enthusiastic in fishing.[6] Earlier reports erroneously gave Tan's age as in the 70s range.[7] The younger male was Tan's businessperson son Chee Heong,[8] who operated a digital technology firm,[9] Aspern Singapore.[4]G

InvestigationsEdit

Police forensic teams were present at the area outside the MRT Station, cordoning off two lanes of Upper Serangoon Road for investigations. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) also cordoned off a section of double-storey houses at Hillside Drive on that evening for investigations.[5] They appealed to the public for information on a silver Toyota Camry with car plate of SGM 14J in conjunction with the murder case.[10]

On the morning of 11 July 2013, a handyman informed the police of the runaway car outside his workplace along Eunos Avenue 7A in the Eunos Industrial Estate. The area was cordoned off for police forensic officers to examine the vehicle before it was towed away. It was reported that clear bloodstains could be seen on the right headlight and the rear of the car. The car was reported to be owned by the victim Tan Boon Sin.[11][12]

The same day, the Singapore Police Force issued a statement with details of the incident. The case has been classified as Murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, which can result in a death penalty.[13]
ArrestEdit

After a manhunt of 54 hours and with assistance from the Malaysia police, Iskandar Rahmat was arrested on 12 July 2013 in connection to the murder case. He was a senior staff sergeant from the Bedok division of the Singapore Police Force and had served the force for 14 years.[14][15] Iskandar was caught on the cameras at the Immigration and Customs Authority checkpoint which had recorded him entering Malaysia on a green Vespa scooter. The Singapore police had released Iskandar's profile through Interpol and had thus requested for assistance with the Johor police to put him on a "stop list".[16] Iskandar was eventually arrested in Johor on Friday night at Singgah Selalu, a Danga Bay eatery.[17]

On 13 July 2013, the suspect was accompanied by policemen at the crime scene in Kovan for a re-enactment of the crime.[18] Iskandar was the investigating officer when victim Tan Boon Sin made a theft report at the Bedok police station in November 2012.[19] However, he was then removed from his position as an investigation officer as he failed to declare his financial difficulties to the force. As a result, Iskandar was then deployed to perform administrative duties. He was also barred from carrying any firearms.[20] In a later report, Iskandar was also revealed to be bankrupt and ridden in debt.[21]
ReactionsEdit

Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore, has said that if Iskandar is responsible for the murders, he has tarnished the Singapore police force's good name. Police CommissionerNg Joo Hee expressed contempt at the incident, dubbing the double murder as "senseless"[8] and "heinous".[22]
ReferencesEdit

1.0 1.1 Statement by DPM Teo on Kovan murders. TODAYonline (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
Body dragged 1km by car in suspected Kovan double murder case. Yahoo! Singapore (2013-07-10). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
Bodies of two men found in Kovan. Channel NewsAsia (2013-07-10). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
4.0 4.1 4.2 "Timeline: Kovan double murder". xin msn. http://news.xin.msn.com/en/timeline-kovan-double-murder. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
5.0 5.1 Kovan double deaths: Murder suspected, and bodies believed to be father and son. The Straits Times (2013-07-10). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
Kovan murder victim was a friendly, jovial man who enjoyed fishing, says a friend. The Straits Times(2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
11 Jul 2013 (2013-07-11). "Kovan double murder: Missing Toyota Camry SGM 14J spotted by a carpenter". The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/kovan-double-murder-missing-toyota-camry-sgm-14j-spotted-carpenter-201.
8.0 8.1 "Kovan murders: Shock, disbelief at cop's arrest". The Straits Times. 2013-07-13.http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/kovan-double-deaths/story/kovan-murders-manhunt-ends-after-54-hours-arrest-bedok-stati.
Amanda Lee (2013-07-12). "Murdered man planned to go fishing on Monday". Today.http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/murdered-man-planned-go-fishing-monday.
Kovan double deaths: Police appealing for information on driver of car SGM 14J. The Straits Times(2013-07-10). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
Kovan double murder: Missing Toyota Camry SGM 14J spotted by a carpenter. The Straits Times(2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
Car involved in suspected Kovan murder found. TODAYonline (2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
Police issue statement on suspected Kovan murder. TODAYonline (2013-07-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-11.
Kovan murders: Manhunt ends after 54 hours with arrest of Bedok division cop. The Straits Times(2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
Kovan murders: Suspect is senior staff sergeant policeman from Bedok division. The Straits Times(2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
Kovan murders: Cops enter home of suspect; reports say he rode green Vespa to escape. The Straits Times (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-14.
Cop on the run. The Straits Times. Retrieved on 2013-07-14.
Kovan murders: Suspect turns up at crime scene for re-enactment. The Straits Times (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
Kovan murders: Cop suspect was on duty when elder victim made theft report in 2012. The Straits Times (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
Kovan double murder suspect was facing disciplinary proceedings: police. Channel NewsAsia (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-14.
Jalelah Abu Baker (2013-07-14). "Kovan murders: Suspect declared bankrupt last week". The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/kovan-double-deaths/story/kovan-murders-suspect-declared-bankrupt-last-week-20130714.
Statement by Ng Joo Hee, Commissioner of Police, in connection to the Kovan murders. Singapore Police Force (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-14.

     On 10 July 2013, two murdered bodies were found within one kilometre of each other at Kovan, Singapore. A body was discovered in a house in Hillside Drive, while another was found outside Kovan MRT Station. The victims were father and son and have since been identified as Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong respectively. The incident has been referred to by the media as the Kovan double murder. On 13 July 2013, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore, Teo Chee Hean released a statement in connection with the Kovan murders and listed the suspect in the double murder case as 34-year-old Senior Staff Sergeant, Iskandar Rahmat.[1] Contents 1 Victims 2 Investigations 2.1 Arrest 3 Reactions 4 References Victims[edit] On 10 July 2013, a body was found outside Kovan MRT Station. TheSingapore police received a call at 3.41 pm of an accident between a car and a pedestrian. When the police arrived, the first victim was pronounced dead at the scene and had been identified by the police as a male in his 40s. Police followed the trail of blood stain which eventually led them to house 14J along Hillside Drive and discovered the body of an older man,[2][3] who had died of numerous slash wounds.[4] According to an eyewitness, the body of the younger victim was dragged by a car before dislodging outside the MRT Station. About twenty drivers honked at the moving vehicle, but the driver did not stop.[5] The younger man was observed to have sustained "multiple lacerations on his face and neck".[4] The older man was later reported to be 67-year-old Tan Boon Sin. Tan owned a car business in Eunos and according to his friends, was sociable and enthusiastic in fishing.[6] Earlier reports erroneously gave Tan's age as in the 70s range.[7] The younger male was Tan's businessperson son Chee Heong,[8] who operated a digital technology firm,[9] Aspern Singapore.[4] Investigations[edit] Police forensic teams were present at the area outside the MRT Station, cordoning off two lanes of Upper Serangoon Road for investigations. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) also cordoned off a section of double-storey houses at Hillside Drive on that evening for investigations.[5] They appealed to the public for information on a silver Toyota Camry with car plate of SGM 14J in conjunction with the murder case.[10] On the morning of 11 July 2013, a handyman informed the police of the runaway car outside his workplace along Eunos Avenue 7A in the Eunos Industrial Estate. The area was cordoned off for police forensic officers to examine the vehicle before it was towed away. It was reported that clear bloodstains could be seen on the right headlight and the rear of the car. The car was reported to be owned by the victim Tan Boon Sin.[11][12] The same day, the Singapore Police Force issued a statement with details of the incident. The case has been classified as Murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, which can result in a death penalty.[13] Arrest[edit] After a manhunt of 54 hours and with assistance from the Malaysia police, Iskandar Rahmat was arrested on 12 July 2013 in connection to the murder case. He was a senior staff sergeant from the Bedok division of the Singapore Police Force and had served the force for 14 years.[14][15]Iskandar was caught on the cameras at the Immigration and Customs Authority checkpoint which had recorded him entering Malaysia on a green Vespa scooter. The Singapore police had released Iskandar's profile through Interpol and had thus requested for assistance with the Johor police to put him on a "stop list".[16] Iskandar was eventually arrested inJohor on Friday night at Singgah Selalu, a Danga Bay eatery.[17] On 13 July 2013, the suspect was accompanied by policemen at the crime scene in Kovan for a re-enactment of the crime.[18] Iskandar was the investigating officer when victim Tan Boon Sin made a theft report at the Bedok police station in November 2012.[19] In a later report, Iskandar was also revealed to be bankrupt and ridden in debt.[20]

      *Timeline 

    Year 2015 

    December 4, 2015 :  Former cop Iskandar Rahmat was sentenced to hang

    Channel NewsAsia Nov 11, 2015 - At the close of Iskandar Rahmat's eight-day trial, Justice Tay Yong Kwang commented that it was “difficult” to reconcile Iskandar's purported plan with his actions.

      Jul 10, 2015  Iskandar bin Rahmat's family engages three lawyers to defend him, ...

    Year 2013

    On July 10, 2013, (son) Mr Tan Chee Heong's body was found outside a taxi stand at Kovan MRT station, having been dragged nearly 1km by a Toyota Camry belonging to his father.The blood trail led to his father's home at 14J, Hillside Drive, where Mr Tan Boon Sin's body was found with multiple stab wounds.  The car was later found abandoned in Eunos.

    The son's body was dragged about 1km before it finally got dislodged on Upper Serangoon Road just outside Kovan MRT station, leaving a trail of blood.

    3:36 PM Iskandar fled the house, reversing Mr Tan's silver Toyota Camry into his son before driving off.

    Later, Mr Tan's eldest son, Mr Tan Chee Heong, entered the house, he was also attacked, stabbed seven times in his face and neck, with at least eight wounds to his scalp, face and right  orearm. CCTV footage from a neighbour's home shows that just three minutes passed between the time Mr Tan Chee Heong entered his father's house, and the time that he was run over by the reversing car at 3.36pm.

    Iskandar said that after using the toilet, he came out and saw Mr Tan speaking to someone on his home phone.... prosecution believes that after this, Iskandar attacked Mr Tan "viciously and repeatedly", stabbing him 12 times in his neck and chest, and cutting him at least nine times in his face, neck and hands.

    Iskandar says he was attacked by the elder Mr Tan after coming out of the toilet and that he acted in retaliation, and when the son entered the house, saw what was happening and attacked him too, forcing Iskandar to react.

    witness... saw Iskandar and Mr Tan in the same car at a Shell petrol station

    Plan: Iskandar then devised a plan which he carried out on July 10, 2013.

    1 Impersonating an officer from the Police Intelligence Division, he called Mr Tan to tell him that his safe deposit box was about to be broken into.

    2 He took a dummy closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera from his home, put it in a modified box and told Mr Tan to place it in his safe deposit box before 3pm that day.

    3 He told Mr Tan to remove the contents of his safe deposit box and take them home.

    4 He also told Mr Tan that what they were doing was a highly confidential police operation and no one could know about it.

    5 Cutting one end of a earphone, he connected it with a wristlet to make it seem as though he was using a walkie-talkie.

    6 He brought along his security pass and warrant card, and also wore the clothes he used to wear as an investigation officer to make himself seem convincing.

    7 He even rented a car, a black Nissan Sunny, to appear more professional than if he had used his scooter.

    8 Iskandar escorted Mr Tan from Certis Cisco in Paya Lebar to his home at Hillside Drive so he could get close to the valuables.

    To avoid being made bankrupt, he had to repay OCBC Bank by July 10, 2013, the same day of the killings. ref

    On July 3, 2013, he faced disciplinary proceedings for being financially embarrassed. There was a range of possible sanctions, which included being dismissed from the SPF.  During the hearing, Iskandar lied when he assured his superiors that he would be getting money from his cousin to pay his debts ref  same day, he contacted an OCBC Bank staff member in charge of unsecured debt facilities to offer an out-of-court cash settlement of $50,000. Bank records show that during that time, he had less than $400.

    January 2013, he was transferred from the Investigation Branch to the Operations Team while waiting for disciplinary proceedings to commence. He was also not allowed to carry a gun. ref


    By 2013, he had been a policeman for 14 years, holding the rank of Senior Staff Sergeant and working as an investigation officer in Bedok Police Division. ref

    Year 2012

    he still owed the bank $60,000 in June 2012, and OCBC filed a bankruptcy application against him in October ref

    Mr Tan found some notes missing in a safe desposit box, so he  made two police reports in November 2012. Iskandar was assigned to the case. While the investigation was subsequently handed over to another officer, Iskandar remembered the case and believed that the money in Mr Tan's safe deposit box would be enough to clear his $50,000 debt, said the prosecution. He even called Mr Tan - on the pretext of following up on the investigation - to ask if all his money had been stolen. He learnt that there was some $200,000 left in the safe deposit box. ref

    Year 2005

    some time in 2005, after his divorce, he started getting into financial trouble. Iskandar started falling behind on payments for his flat and car, which were repossessed by OCBC Bank and sold. ref

    Year 1999

    Iskandar joined the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in 1999 at the age of 20. ref


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    Video Kovan double murders: Verdict expected on Dec 4
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    Channel NewsAsiaNov 23, 2015 - Former policeman Iskandar Rahmat will learn his fate on Dec 4. In their closing submissions, both the prosecution and the defence urged the court to consider ...



    Kovan murder trial: Iskandar to appeal death sentence ...
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    Yahoo! News Dec 5, 2015 From Yahoo News Singapore: Iskandar Rahmat, the former police officer at the centre of the Kovan double murder trial, received the death sentence on Friday ...

                December 4, 2015 

      • Cop to hang for Kovan murders, victims' family smile | The ... www.tnp.sg/.../cop-hang-kovan-murders-victims-family-s... The New Paper Policeman Iskandar Rahmat has been found guilty of double murder. Following a nine-day trial, Justice Tay Yong Kwang found that prosecutors had proven ... 
      •   Kovan double murder: Ex-cop gets death penalty sentenced to hang ...www.todayonline.com/singapore/kovan-murders-iskandar-rahmat-court Family members of the victims of the Kovan double murder, Tan Boon Sin and his son Tan Chee Heong, arriving at the Supreme Court for the sentencing of murder suspect Iskandar Rahmat today (Dec 4). ... SINGAPORE — Former cop Iskandar Rahmat was sentenced to hang for the murders of a
      • The 5 lies of Iskandar (according to the prosecution) NewsLaw and OrderSocietyby Wan Ting Koh - Nov 12, 2015 0 540
      • Here are the five main points in Iskandar’s testimony that the prosecution disagreed with.
      • 1. “I killed the Tans in self-defence.” acted in self-defence when the elder Mr Tan first attacked him with a knife at his house. There was also no reason for Mr Tan to suddenly accuse Iskandar of lying to him and attacking him with a knife, the DPP said. ...
      • 2. “My plan was to take Mr Tan’s valuables and flee.”  A key pillar in Iskandar’s defence was that he never intended to kill Mr Tan. This was not true, argued the prosecution who pointed out that had Iskandar simply run off with Mr Tan’s money, the elderly man would have made a police report and identified him. ... always intended to kill Mr Tan so that he would not be identified.
      • 3. “I did not know the younger Mr Tan was behind the car before I drove off.” ... Iskandar claimed that he was unaware that the younger Mr Tan had collapsed behind the car before he reversed and drove away. Earlier in the trial, Iskandar said that he thought the younger Mr Tan had gone to his neighbour for help.... tie in with the prosecution’s argument that Iskandar had intended to kill the witnesses of his robbery.
      • 4. “I am not aware that elder Mr Tan had called his son.”  In his defence, Iskandar claimed that even though he knew the elder Mr Tan was on the phone while he was there, he did not know who he was talking to. But DPP Prem argued that Iskandar had been aware that the elder Mr Tan had called his son twice....

      •   Kovan murder trial - Channel NewsAsia www.channelnewsasia.com/news/.../2252612.html Channel NewsAsiaNov 11, 2015 - At the close of Iskandar Rahmat's eight-day trial, Justice Tay Yong Kwang commented that it was “difficult” to reconcile Iskandar's purported plan with his actions.

      •    Kovan trial: Accused unsure if he made phone call to elder ... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kovan-trial--accused-unsure-if-h... Yahoo! NewsNov 9, 2015 - From Yahoo News Singapore: Iskandar Rahmat, the accused in the Kovan double murder, is said to have made a call to Tan Boon Sin to find out the amount of ... 

      •   Kovan double murders - Channel NewsAsia www.channelnewsasia.com/news/.../2248510.html Channel NewsAsiaNov 9, 2015 - Iskandar Rahmat's professed plan to "just run" after grabbing elderly victim Tan Boon Sin's valuables would not have worked as the man would have made a ...

      •     Two knives may have been used in Kovan murders ... www.channelnewsasia.com/.../singapore/.../2218170.h... Channel NewsAsia Oct 26 Former police officer Iskandar Rahmat is on trial over the murders of MrTan Chee Heong and Mr Tan Boon Sin. By Vanessa Paige Chelvan; POSTED: 26 Oct ... Kovan double murder: Where is the murder weapon ... news.asiaone.com/.../kovan-double-murder-where-murder-weapon AsiaOne Oct 23 as the trial of former police officer Iskandar Rahmat, 36, for murdering car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin and his son Chee Heong, 42, entered its second day. WP's Lee Li Lian Interacted With Younger Kovan Murder ... mustsharenews.com › News Oct 22 WP's Lee Li Lian Interacted With Younger Kovan Murder Victim A Day Before ... the man was the younger Mr Tan Chee Heong, who was allegedly murderedby ... The older 66-year-old Tan Boon Sin was found dead with stab wounds at his ...

      • Kovan double murder trial: Accused had debt to pay on day ... www.tnp.sg/.../singapore.../kovan-double-murder-trial-ac... The New PaperOct 21, 2015 - On the day he allegedly killed two men, Iskandar Rahmat was supposed to repay a bank $50,000 - money which he did not have. When the trial began at 11.05am, prosecutors outlined their case, which would seek to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Iskandar committed the murders in a bid to rob the older Mr Tan. 
      •    Former police officer on trial over Kovan double murders ... www.channelnewsasia.com/.../singapore/.../2204544.h... Channel NewsAsiaOct 20, 2015 - Iskandar Rahmat, 36, has been charged with the murder of motor workshop owner Tan Boon Sin and his son Tan Chee Heong. By Vanessa Paige Chelvan ...

      •   Kovan double murder trial: Accused had debt to pay on day ... www.tnp.sg/.../singapore.../kovan-double-murder-trial-ac... The New Paper Singapore Oct 20, 2015 - He is accused of killing car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son, Tan Chee Heong, 42, on July 10, 2013. When the trial began at 11.05am, ... 

      • Kovan double murder victims suffered multiple stabbings on ... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kovan-double-murder-victims-s... Oct 20, 2015 - From Yahoo News Singapore: The Kovan double murder victims Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Tan Chee Heong, 42, suffered from 20 and 11 stab wounds, ... 
      • Former police officer on trial over Kovan double murders ... www.channelnewsasia.com/.../singapore/.../2204544.h... Channel NewsAsiaOct 20, 2015 - Iskandar Rahmat, 36, has been charged with the murder of motor workshop owner Tan Boon Sin and his son Tan Chee Heong. By Vanessa ...
      •   Kovan double murder victims suffered multiple stabbings on ... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kovan-double-murder-victims-s... ahoo! NewsOct 20, 2015 - From Yahoo News Singapore: The Kovan double murder victims Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Tan Chee Heong, 42, suffered from 20 and 11 .. 
      • Kovan double murders: Trial opens - The Middle Ground themiddleground.sg › News › Law and Order Oct 20, 2015 - Home News Law and Order Kovan double murders: Trial opens ... the accused murdered Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong with the intention of causing their ... From The Straits Times archives: Kovan double murder ... www.straitstimes.com/singapore/.../from-the-straits-time... The Straits TimesOct 19, 2015 - The trial of ex-police officer Iskandar Rahmat (right) for the 2013 murderof a ... the murder of Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his elder son, Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42, ... Singapore Law Watch - Kovan double murder trial set to begin www.singaporelawwatch.sg/.../71542-kovan-double-murder-trial-set-to-... Oct 19, 2015 - He is charged with murdering car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin, 67, and Tan Chee Heong, 42, by inflicting multiple knife wounds on them at about 3.30pm on ... Murder - Rilek1Corner.com rilek1corner.com › Singapuraku Oct 19, 2015 - The body of Mr Tan Chee Heong, the director of an electronics products company, ... police officers discovered the body of car workshop owner Tan Boon Sin. Y! | Blogger Profile - Yahoo News Singapore Yahoo! NewsJul 10, 2015 Iskandar bin Rahmat's family engages three lawyers to defend him, .
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      • Malaysian police foils IS terror plot - WorldNews article.wn.com/view/2015/07/10/Malaysian_police_foils_IS_terror_plot/Jul 10, 2015 - Malaysia ISIS 2015: Police arrest 12 with links to Islamic State ahead ....Secretary Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Sit Down For Second Day of ..... has been identified as police Senior Staff Sergeant Iskandar bin Rahmat. 10 Gruesome Crimes In 'Safe' Singapore Right Out Of A ...mustsharenews.com Jan 15, 2015 - 34-year-old senior staff sergeant Iskandar Bin Rahmat was charged with two counts of murder of father and son, 66-year-old Tan Boon Sin and . Biggest Unsolved Crimes in Singapore - TheSmartLocal www.thesmartlocal.com/read/biggest-unsolved-crimes-in-singapore May 8, 2014 - Three days later, former Singapore Police Force senior staff sergeant,Iskandar bin Rahmat, was picked up with the help of Malaysian police, ... Everything Also Complain everythingalsocomplain.com/page/42/Jul 20, 2013 . “I cannot remember the last time a murder suspect was also a police officer,” ... Kovan murders: Funeral of victims on Tuesday afternoon - YouTube ► 1:23► 1:23 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVpfrkjF4VM‎ Jul 16, 2013 - Uploaded by SPHRazorTV Two hearses will go round the workplaces of both Mr Tan Boon Sin, 66 and his son Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42 before heading to the Mandai .. Kovan murders: Friends, relatives bid teary final farewell to victims www.straitstimes.com Jul 16, 2013 - Priests lead the funeral procession of the two Kovan murder victims, MrTan Boon Sin, 66, and Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42. -- ST PHOTO: ... Grieving family claims bodies - News | AsiaOne news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/.../A1Story20130715-437116.html‎ Jul 15, 2013 - (From left) Mr Tan Chee Heong's widow, elder son, younger brother Tan Chee ... at the wake for the deceased man and his father, Mr Tan Boon Sin. ... of last Wednesday's Kovan double murder - leave the mortuary yesterday, ... Singapore police chief visits Kovan murder victims' wake; more ... sg.news.yahoo.com/younger-victim-in-kovan-murder-case-was-“family-...‎ Jul 15, 2013 - Yahoo Newsroom - At the wake of father Tan Boon Sin, 66, and son,Tan Chee Heong, 42, who were murdered in Kovan. (Yahoo! Singapore). WikiGrain: Murder of Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong www.wikigrain.org/?req=Murder+of+Tan+Boon...Tan+Chee+Heong‎ The victims were father and son and have since been identified as Tan Boon Sin and Tan Chee Heong respectively. The incident has been referred to by the ... Suspect declared bankrupt last week - The Straits Times www.straitstimes.com/singapore/.../suspect-declared-ba...The Straits TimesJul 14, 2013 - This article first appeared in The Sunday Times on July 14, 2013 ... he allegedly killed Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42. ...According to his Facebook page, which was later deleted, he had a liking for ...As a policeman, Iskandar Rahmat was once commended for providing good customer service.  But in the months leading up to the double murder in Kovan, the senior staff sergeant from Bedok Police Division was neck-deep in debt. Checks showed that he was declared a bankrupt on Thursday – just a day after he allegedly killed Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42.  owed more than $62,000 to OCBC Bank, ..joined the force in March 1999 and rose through the ranks.As a police corporal in 2002, he helped to arrest a man at Bedok Interchange for selling pornographic discs... he had a liking for Vespa scooters – like the one he used to escape to Malaysia. Records showed that he was married in 2003, and that he lived in a three-room HDB flat in Kim Keat Avenue. Neighbours said he shared the apartment with two elderly folk and a woman – believed to be his wife... When Iskandar was brought to the Police Cantonment Complex around noon yesterday, he had a deep and long cut between his right thumb and forefinger and the stitches were visible.
      • Kovan murder suspect: from model policeman to bankrupt ... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kovan-murder-suspect--from-m...Yahoo! NewsJul 14, 2013 - Yahoo Newsroom/Singapore Police Force - Kovan double murder suspectIskandar bin Rahmat during his days at Bedok North ... Family holds funeral rites for Kovan double murder victims ... - Today www.todayonline.com/.../wake-kovan-double-murder-victims-begin‎ Jul 14, 2013 - The family of Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his son Tan Chee Heong, 42, the victims of the Kovan double murder, hold funeral rites on July 14, ...
      • Kovan murderer police officer Iskandar re-visits crime scene for ... www.sammyboy.com Jul 13, 2013 - 20 posts - ‎10 authorsThe Police have brought into custody Iskandar Bin Rahmat (Singaporean male .... A Singaporean Muslim killing a Singaporean Chinese during Police sergeant charged with two counts of murder, faces ... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/suspect-in-kovan-double-murde...Yahoo! NewsJul 13, 2013 - From Yahoo News Singapore: The suspect arrested in the Kovan suspected double murder case has been identified as Iskandar bin Rahmat. S'poreans shocked that policeman of 14 years can be so fat ... newnation.sg/.../sporeans-shocked-that-policeman-of-14-years-can-be-so... Jul 13, 2013 - Identified as 34-year-old Iskandar bin Rahmat, the suspect is so fat and unfit that earlier media reports mentioned eye witnesses give testimony ...
      • Singapore Cop Slays Two in Kovan (Video) | Guardian ... guardianlv.com/2013/07/singapore-cop-slays-two-in-kovan-video/ Jul 13, 2013 - Singapore cop, Senior Staff Sergeant Iskandar bin Rahmat, 34, a 14-year-veteran of the Bedok police force, was arrested at 11:30 Friday night ...
      • July 12 TODAY - Kovan murders suspect is Iskandar bin Rahmat, a... Kovan murders suspect is Iskandar bin Rahmat, a 34-year-old Singaporean male attached to Bedok police station. For more: http://tdy.sg/10RQDnv.
      • Two men found dead in Kovan | TODAYonline m.todayonline.com/singapore/two-men-found-dead-kovan Jul 11, 2013 - Screengrab off the Internet of an old Singapore Police Force website showing Kovan suspect Iskandar Bin Rahmat when he was then in Bedok ... 


      1. Kovan double murder suspect was facing disciplinary proceedings ...
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        Jul 13, 2013  Police said former police staff sergeant Iskandar Rahmat was an investigation ....

        FreeRepublic Singapore cop charged with double murder  Posted on 7/15/2013 11:26:00 PM by TexGrill 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.

        To: TexGrill  Sounds like a muslim name. Sudden jihad syndrome???

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