Man, 66, taken back to Yishun crime scene where he allegedly stabbed neighbour over noise dispute

The 66-year-old man accused of murdering his neighbour over a noise dispute was brought back to the scene of crime in Yishun on Oct. 6.

Koh Ah Hwee is accused of murdering 30-year-old Nguyen Phuong Tra, a Vietnamese woman, by stabbing her in the chest during the altercation that occurred on the morning of Sep. 24 along the sixth floor common corridor at Block 323 Yishun Central.

The accused was taken back to the block at around 9am on Monday as part of investigations.

Scene visit

Koh was in a red polo tee and slippers.

His hands and feet were cuffed.

He shuffled along as his limbs were restrained and escorted by two police officers on each side.

He glanced around as he was brought up to a unit on the fifth floor.

He was then brought to the sixth floor’s lift lobby, where the crime allegedly took place.

At the lift lobby, he answered questions by the investigators, with the help of a Chinese translator.

The media were allowed to observe proceedings from about 4m away.

The accused was taken away from the crime scene at around 11:25am.

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Top photos by Azrizal Abu Che & Khine Zin Htet/Mothership