1989 Yishun coffeeshop murder
1989 murder of a coffeeshop caretaker at Beach Road, Singapore
On 2 February 1989, in a coffeeshop in Yishun, Singapore, 65-year-old coffeeshop caretaker Ang Chye (Chinese: 洪财; pinyin: Hóng Cái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Châi) was murdered. Three men were arrested for the murder and later acquitted in 1992, and another man was later arrested and convicted of the murder. The three former suspects sued the government and an investigating police officer for false arrest and malicious prosecution; however their claims were dismissed.
Murder and initial investigations
On 2 February 1989, a shop assistant reported to work at a coffeeshop at Block 780 Yishun Ring Road at about 6 am. He discovered the body of the coffeeshop caretaker Ang Chye lying face upwards and covered in blood. Ang had died of multiple stab wounds which were believed to be inflicted by a screwdriver. Ang's bicycle was found thrown near the food stall. The murder was believed to have taken place several hours earlier, when Ang was working his night shift. About $2,000 cash, several cartons of cigarettes and about five crates of beer and stout from the shop, as well as Ang's $600 cash, watch, bank book and identity card were reported missing.
Over the next few weeks, through the Lunar New Year festive season, police interviewed over 50 persons living in the surrounding Yishun housing estate.
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