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Straits Times online news

Dec 10, 2010
DOWNTOWN EAST MURDER
Youths brought to court
By Elena Chong

[ Photo: Straits Times online news ]

Puay De Feng (left), 20, and Stilwell Ong Keat Pin, 19, were brought to court on Friday over the Downtown East murder of a polytechnic student Darren Ng Wei Jie. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

TWO more youths were brought to court on Friday over the Downtown East murder of a polytechnic student, bringing the number of people charged to 11.
Stilwell Ong Keat Pin, 19, and Puay De Feng, 20, were each accused of being part of an unlawful assembly, one or more of whom caused the death of Darren Ng Wei Jie, 19, at the main foyer of Downtown east at Pasir Ris Close on Oct 30.
Darren died in hospital hours after the apparent gang-related attack, during which he was hacked with choppers.

Ong, represented by Mr Sunil Sudheesan, was arrested in Johor Baru with the help of the Royal Malaysian Police Force while Puay was nabbed here on Wednesday.
Both were remanded for a week for investigation.
If convicted, they face the mandatory death penalty.

Unk Dicko's Comment:

Almost all those who joined gangs have admitted to having feelings of inadequacy or powerlessness mixed with low self-esteem....that was felt BEFORE they joined. Usually their story takes on a dramatic turn AFTER they had been actively involved in gang activities...especially for those who had BULLIED, INTIMIDATED, HARASSED, THREATENED AND ASSAULTED others. If they had been involved in a gang clash ...it's like a feather in their cap, a 'badge of honour' of sorts...so they were all led to believe.

If they dared to carry and conceal a deadly weapon like a parang, a chopper or such...they were praised for being 'brave'...that is if they remain uncaught.

All these ideas have been tossed around between gang members and foolishly accepted as gospel truth or 'fait accompli'...without questions in typical gang culture.

Youths in gangs should use their brains and ask themselves some questions such as:-

1. How can we call ourselves "brave" when we have 25 people all armed attacking 3 persons

armed or unarmed ?

The most appropriate word in such a case? No, not brave but COWARDS !

2. AFTER we attack or ambush our rivals, surely the SSB, CID, POLICE, GOVT and even good citizens will want to identify us and arrest us. HOW can we avoid this? How can we feel powerful when after such an attack we run and hide like rats? How can we ever enjoy our life and FREEDOM again after such an attack?

Over to you...mr 'so-called' gang headman. You will be held responsible whether you like it or not as these 'hot air balloons' are under your orders.

3. If there is no way to avoid being tracked and arrested and face potential Death Penalty or a long prison term, plus CANING...then WHY are we still going to do this ???

Better ask your gang leader or Headman first to answer before you continue.

Did your gang leader or Headman inform your parents of the planned attack?

Asking yourself such simple questions may save you from a hanging in future.

It may be a little too late for all those involved in the DTE killing.

DTE Killing...latest,2 more caught. Total 11.

Two more youths to be charged with Downtown East murder
Posted: 09 December 2010 2056 hrs

SINGAPORE :
Police have arrested two more youths in connection with the Downtown East murder.
One of the suspects, a 19-year-old, was arrested with the assistance of the Malaysian police in Johore Bahru.
A warrant of arrest was issued in Malaysia and he was brought back to Singapore on Wednesday. The other suspect, a 20-year-old, was arrested in Singapore on the same day.
Both will be charged with murder in court on Friday.
If found guilty, they will face the death penalty.

So far, the police have rounded up a total of 11 youths for the murder of 19-year-old Darren Ng.
He was killed during a gang fight at the entertainment complex on October 30.
- CNA /ls


Unk Dicko's Comments:
The relentless hunt for the remaining suspected killers have resulted in another 2 more being arrested. With the number now totalling 11 who may have been directly involved and responsible for the the brutal killing of Darren Ng and all facing the DEATH PENALTY if found guilty...this case has overtaken the infamous "GOLD BAR TRIPLE MURDER CASE" of December 1971.

In that unforgettable crime, 10 persons were charged with Murder of 3 gold merchants that took place in Chepstow Close, Serangoon Gardens. When the case ended all were found jointly guilty of murder whether they did or did not deliver the killing blow...as they had carefully planned the brutal killing for profit. After final appeals were heard, 7 of the killers age 18 and above were sentenced to death. They were hanged on the same day !
2 of the killers were below 18 at time of offence and were detained in prison under President's pleasure. The main prosecution witness for the state was Augustine Ang, also found guilty but in a kind of plea bargain, was not hanged.

The DTE Gang Killing...one more caught!

Ninth youth charged with Downtown East murder

By Shaffiq Alkhatib

Posted: 01 December 2010 1214 hrs
Channelnewsasia.com

SINGAPORE:

Another young man has been charged with the Downtown East murder that took place on October 30.

18-year-old Ho Wei Quan is the latest person to be accused of being part of an unlawful assembly that attacked and killed 19-year-old Darren Ng Wei Jie between 5.30pm and 6pm at the entertainment complex.

Darren, a Republic Polytechnic student, died some five hours later at Changi General Hospital.

Ho, who was wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt and sports dyed brown hair, was expressionless when he appeared before the judge.

More than ten of his friends and family members were sitting in the gallery.

He will be back in court on December 8.

If convicted of murder, he will face the death penalty.

-CNA/ac

Unk Dicko's Comments:

With the arrest of this 9th murder suspect only one more remain outstanding. It won't be too long before he too will be nabbed. Our police field and special operations officers must be commended for tracking this latest fugitive down. We are right now into the month of December where large numbers of students and teens will be out of their schools and homes...and spending a lot of time outside. Parents should be concerned enough to know not just where their kids are but WHAT they are doing and with WHOM they are spending their time, WHOM are they associating with.

All those involved in the gang killing at DTE and in the gang attack at Bukit Panjang came from homes and families. Most have parents, grandparents and other family members WHO COULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE to all those detained and charged had they taken serious pre-emptive action earlier. Perhaps,the schools or institutions they went to could also have worked more closely with the police and especially the SSB to identify, refer and take serious action. Much more can be done by many.

But the important fact remains...the individual boy or girl who has chosen to travel on this slippery path of youth gangs, secret societies and crime...on a one way ticket to hell, has only himself to blame. In the several years before a samseng kia is arrested and charged for serious crimes, he MUST HAVE HAD SEVERAL WARNINGS and CAUTION while he was still a minor and in school...about his potential for wrongdoing and his gang activity. The question is whether there was any proper follow-up action regarding all this warnings to the PARENTS and other police agencies. And if there was, what follow-up action was carried out and re-communicated to the parents and the schools.

DTE killing...3 MORE CAUGHT, 2 more to go !

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Nov 19, 2010
DOWNTOWN EAST MURDER
3 more youths charged

By Khushwant Singh

[ ST photo by Wong Kwai Chow ]
Left to right: Chong Rui Hong, 18, Jason Chew Wei Beng, 20 and Ng Wei Lun, 18.
All three were ordered to be remanded in Central police division till Nov 26.

THREE youths were charged on Friday with the murder of 19-year-old polytechnic student Darren Ng in Downtown East last month, bringing the total to eight suspects arrested so far.
Chong Rui Hong, 18, Ng Wei Lun, 18, and Jason Chew Wei Beng, 20, were ordered to be remanded in Central police division till Nov 26.
The judge also issued an order that they could be taken out to assist police in investigations.

The trio is believed to have joined a group who hacked polytechnic student Darren to death with choppers at the Downtown East entertainment hub after a gang-related dispute on Oct 30.
Four alleged accomplices were first arrested on Nov 13.
At the mention of their cases on Tuesday, Chen Wei Zhen, 19, Ho Wui Ming, 20, and Tang Jia Min, 21, were ordered to be detained at the Changi Medical Complex in Changi prison. Edward Tay Wei Loong, 18, is recovering in hospital after injuring himself while fleeing from the police.

The fifth suspect, Louis Tong Qing Yao, 17 - who was arrested on Nov 2 for illegal moneylending activities - was charged for Darren's murder on Nov 10. On Tuesday, he was ordered to be remanded in the Central police division to assist in investigations. He also faces three loanshark harassment charges after he allegedly scribbled graffiti in Bishan and Serangoon North and splashed paint at a flat in Hougang
.
Two suspected accomplices -
Stillwell Ong Keat Pin, 19, and Ho Wei Quan - are still at large.


Unk Dicko's Comments:
Kudos to all the field officers out there involved in the relentless hunt for these 3 samseng killers. You can be sure that the public is pleased to see this. The police and the government cannot rest until this scourge of resurgence in teenage violence is completely put down...and rubbed out.
So there were 10 rotten Humpty-Dumptys carrying parangs sitting on the wall.
First 3 were caught, 1 literally fell down and 1 more while on the run went on a spree of crime.
5 + 3 = 8 caught.
Eight have fallen from their high pedestal of crime, secret society and murder.
Only 2 more to go. The police said they are still at large...but as you can see their names are already known.
Once that happens it will only be a matter of time before the other 2 rotten Humpty Dumptys will also fall.

Ps: To ensure they do not escape, perhaps the MHA could issue their photos to the media and press. And just like the "heartbeat molester" ...Singapore is so small, there's NO WHERE THIS KIND OF SCUMS CAN HIDE FOREVER. Yes, they may run but cannot hide for long.
More than 4 million pairs of eyes will be looking out for them...how to hide?

The school background of all these 40 odd samsengs nabbed SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY CHECKED. It would not surprise me at all that everyone of them are still LINKED to MANY of the present students in their former schools or in those schools they have some "control and influence". ( Remember the 19 nincompoops , many heavily tattooed, who turned up in court to show gang support to their arrested "brothers"....these are not all they have in their gangs. They have many, many more. Remember the large numbers at the funeral wake of the victim...many of the opposing gang members would have been there too. Press reports said more than a thousand were there !)
If the Police Intelligence Unit and the CID is up to it, they would have captured all the beautiful snapshots of many of the suspected gang members of FHS that had the fued with 369.
In the coming weeks and months even these FHS chaps would feel the heat...not just 369.
Some may already have over-exposed themselves and captured so clearly on TV during their rantings. Police and SSB officers will pick them up at leisure.