| Killing of Elsie Lie Lek Chee | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jurong West, Singapore |
| Date | 30 March 2012 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Victim | Elsie Lie Lek Chee |
| Perpetrator | Gabriel Lee Haw Ling |
On 30 March 2012, inside her rented flat in Jurong West, Singapore, 24-year-old administrative officer Elsie Lie Lek Chee (赖莲慈 Lài Liáncí) was murdered by her 37-year-old fiancé Gabriel Lee Haw Ling (李豪霖 Lǐ Háolín), who attempted to decapitate her and also gouged her eyes out. Lee was arrested and charged with the murder of Lie, whose death shook the nation due to its brutality.[1]
It was revealed that Lee, who was raised in a strongly Catholic family, suffered from a brief psychotic disorder that caused him to believe Lie was possessed and he thus killed her in an attempt to perform exorcism. Lee was therefore put on trial for a lesser charge of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty in February 2017.[2]
- ^ "MAN CHARGED WITH JURONG MURDER". TODAY. 2 April 2012.
- ^ ""大战恶魔"误杀未婚妻 精神失常男子判监10年". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 24 February 2017.