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S'porean man, 63, slashes ex-lover's new boyfriend at Choa Chu Kang car park
She broke up with him after he gambled and drank excessively.

After the woman he had an affair with broke up with him, a Singaporean man tried to kill her new boyfriend at a car park near her home in Choa Chu Kang.
Ong Eng Siew, a married man with three children, slashed the 52-year-old man multiple times at Block 407 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3.
Ong then pushed his former flame into the drain.
When nearby residents caught him in the act, Ong made a run for it, and was subsequently arrested near his home.
Ong, now 63, pleaded guilty to one charge of attempted murder on Jan. 23.
Lied to lover about marital status
Court documents indicated that from November 2019, Ong and his 42-year-old lover were in a relationship for one-and-a-half years.
In September 2020, she found out Ong was married and confronted him.
He lied to her that he was separated from his wife and they would be getting a divorce.
In January 2021, Ong, a driver, started drinking excessively and gambling.
He spent most of his salary on horse betting and soon stopped working altogether.
From March 2021, Ong and the woman started arguing about his habits and lack of employment.
She told Ong she would break up with him if he did not change his ways.
On May 8, 2021, the woman broke up with Ong, as he kept gambling, rarely met up with her and had forgotten her birthday.
Ong asked if he could text her as a friend as he needed time to accept her decision, and the woman agreed.
She also started a relationship with another man.
Threatened to 'stab' her, find her boyfriend
However, Ong continued to look for his lover and would pester her with texts and calls when he was drunk.
On May 28, 2021, Ong asked to reconcile with her and when she refused, he said in Mandarin, "Do you believe that I can treat you not as a woman and beat you, take a knife and stab you? Do not force me to do it."
On Jun. 1, 2021, after finding out the woman had a new boyfriend, Ong threatened to "push" her down from the highest block and "jump" with her.
He also assaulted her in his van when she tried to leave.
The woman managed to get away and lodged a police report against him.
On Jun. 5, 2021, Ong sent his lover a photograph of a knife and said he would carry it on his person.
Ong also told her over text and voice messages that he would wait for her until he died, and that he would snatch back what had been stolen from him.
Between Jun. 9 and 11, 2021, Ong scolded the woman for filing a police report and said he would look for her boyfriend.
He added that he was prepared to go to prison for two to three years but did not specify what he would do.
Slashed him in car park, ran away
On Jun. 21, 2021, the day of the attack, Ong drank beer from noon to 8pm.
Around 8:30pm, he headed to the void deck of his ex-lover's block carrying a knife with a 12cm blade and three cans of beer.
He sat down there and placed the knife in a plastic bag near a dustbin.
About an hour later, Ong's ex-lover and her new boyfriend saw Ong at the void deck.
Ong spoke with him, asking how long he had known the woman, and if he was aware she was Ong's woman.
The man replied that they only got together after she broke up with Ong.
Ong then offered beer to him.
When he declined, Ong took out the knife, held it behind his back and walked towards him.
Ong shouted that they had lied and punched the man in the stomach.
He said in Hokkien, "I will make sure you die".
He then slashed the man on the shoulder and they scuffled, with Ong chasing him as he backed away.
When the man tripped over a curb and fell on the grass, Ong punched him a few times in the stomach.
Ong then slashed the man’s chest and stomach, drawing blood.
When the woman pulled at Ong's shirt to stop him, he pushed her into a drain and punched her twice.
The man managed to escape to a provision shop to seek help.
Residents in the neighbouring block shouted at Ong and he fled, disposing of the knife in a drain.
Ong warned the woman not to call the police. He said it was her fault and that her new lover should settle things with him if he was a "man".
Man sustained 2cm stab wound on chest
The man and the woman subsequently sought treatment at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
The man sustained a 2cm stab wound on his chest and a 4cm laceration over his abdomen, along with other lacerations.
He underwent two surgeries, the first of which repaired damage done to the left ventricle of his heart that could have been fatal.
He was hospitalised for nine days.
The woman suffered abrasions to her right knee and thigh.
Police later arrested Ong near his home, before finding the knife near the block in Choa Chu Kang.
An Institute of Mental Health (IMH) doctor diagnosed Ong with adjustment disorder due to his breakup and other social problems, but found that the disorder had no contributory link to the offences.
The doctor's opinion was that the offences were "driven by a combination of jealousy, anger and disinhibition caused by [Ong's] alcohol consumption".
Pleaded guilty
Ong was charged with attempted murder and intentionally causing hurt to the woman. Three other charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.
Ong pleaded guilty on Jan. 23, Shin Min Daily News (Shin Min) and CNA reported.
However, the prosecution and defence disagreed on whether Ong's adjustment disorder contributed to the offences.
The defence lawyer noted that Ong had several sources of stress at the time, such as his brother's death in 2021, the breakup, and financial difficulties, Shin Min reported.
The lawyer added that Ong experienced poor sleep, diminished appetite and suicidal thoughts, and opined that his adjustment disorder and alcoholism were linked to the offences.
A separate hearing was held on Jan. 23 for the prosecution's and defence's psychiatrists to provide evidence on Ong's mental condition, CNA reported.
The case is still before the courts.
Top image from Shin Min Daily News
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