Telok Blangah Heights murder: Man, 32, accused of stabbing man, 73, to death brought back to crime scene

The man accused of stabbing another man to death in Telok Blangah Heights was brought back to the crime scene on Nov. 2.

Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng, 32, was charged in court for murder.

A 73-year-old man died after being stabbed on Oct. 5 evening near Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights.

A 53-year-old man was also allegedly injured by Foong.

Scene visit

Foong arrived at the scene for the visit at around 9:15am.

Prior to this arrival, police officers cordoned off the area around the block where the incident allegedly happened.

He was accompanied by investigation officers and dressed in a red polo shirt, dark blue shorts, and transparent slippers.

His hands and legs were in restraints.

He was seen pointing at the ground at one point and spoke to the investigation officers at the scene.

Investigation officers marked out certain areas.

Foong remained expressionless as investigators asked questions and brought him around the area.

The visit lasted around 15 minutes before he was brought back to the police van.

Background

Police said they received multiple calls for assistance on Oct. 5 at about 6pm at Block 61 Telok Blangah Heights.

On arrival, they found the 73-year-old motionless.

He later died at the hospital.

A doctor from the nearby clinic who attended to the 73-year-old shared that the man had suffered injuries to his neck and chest areas.

A 53-year-old was also injured by Foong and had a wound on his left shoulder.

He was conveyed conscious to the hospital.

According to the police, Foong later turned himself in.

Eyewitnesses shared that the two injured men ran from the direction of Block 56 to the Block 61 coffee shop.

Help was then sought from the doctor at a nearby general practitioner clinic.