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Proposal into table form

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I will wish to ask if anyone can convert this to a neatly organized table form and written in a more organized format, such as in the table below?

Color key
  •   Death of victim involved (such as Murder, rioting, infanticide or Culpable homicide)
  •   Drug trading involved (such as Drug trafficking or abusing)
  •   Weaponry involved (such as Arms Offences Act)
  •   Deception involved (such as cheating)
  •   Sexual assault involved (such as rape or obscenity)
Date Name Crime Location Summary Sentence Source
3 January 2020 Paul Leslie Quirk Culpable homicide Compassvale, Sengkang Quirk, a schizophrenic Australian, murdered his Singaporean wife Christina Khoo Gek Hwa via a mop stick and throwing his dog from the balcony to its death. 10 years' imprisonment [1]
February 2020 Megan Khung's mother and her boyfriend Infanticide Paya Lebar
See also: Death of Megan Khung
Khung was allegedly killed by her mother and its boyfriend, in which her corpse was later burned with the help of her friend about three months later. Khung's grandmother lodged a police report on 20 July which led to its arrests of all three suspects for the alleged murder. All three suspects are currently pending trial. 		Pending trial [2][3][4]
March – 10 November 2020 Mohamad Fazli Selamat and Roslinda Jamil Infanticide/Manslaughter Jurong
See also: 2020 Jurong child killing
For eight months, an 11-year-old girl (whose name was withheld due to a gag order) was physically abused by her stepfather Mohamad Fazli Selamat and mother Roslinda Jamil inside their Jurong flat. The girl was reportedly made to eat chilli padi or being beaten by an exercise bar or other objects as punishment for her supposed misconducts. The girl died from the abuse around 7 November following another abuse from Fazli (her mother Roslinda acted as a bystander). 		5 years and 11 months' imprisonment and 12 strokes (Fazli)
7 years, 8 months and 3 weeks' imprisonment (Roslinda) 		[5]
10 May 2020 Surajsrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi Murder Punggol
See also: Punggol Field murder
A jogger, Tay Rui Hao, was stabbed to death by Surajsrikan, and was arrested after the attack was recorded through a CCTV camera. Through psychiatric reports, he was reported to have emotional distress on the date of 10 May; in 1999, his father abandoned his then-pregnant mother about two months after the marriage, and in 2018, he was enlisted by the military. He was assessed to be suffering from borderline intelligence, and both severe social anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, though he was mentally sound and fit to stand trial. The incident also prompted the government to pass laws to allow police to obtain data from TraceTogether for police investigations. 		Life imprisonment (with parole possibility) and 15 strokes [6][7]
27 August 2020 China Cui Han Voluntarily causing grievous hurt Boon Lay Cui beat up his wife for four years, Liang Xueqiu after being caught of an affair with another man; Liang died from Intracerebral hemorrhage as a result of the injuries. 7-year imprisonment and 9 strokes [8][9][10]
11 December 2020 Name withheld Culpable homicide Loyang, Pasir Ris A 14-year-old boy (name withheld per the Children and Young Persons Act) killed his father through stabbing with a fruit knife. The boy had diagnosed with Internet gaming disorder and autism at young age, and plotted revenge after his father restricted his access to computer games since June that year. This is the first case where a minor committed murder, culpable homicide, attempted murder or causing grievous hurt; per the act, a detention period has to be imposed instead. 5-year detention in Singapore Boys' Home [11]

Let me know what do you think and if this is better organized. Thanks. Sculture65 (talk) 03:03, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "10 years' jail for man who killed wife because he believed she was a demon". The Straits Times. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Man and woman charged with killing woman's 4-year-old daughter and burning her body". The Straits Times. 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Mother accused of killing her 4-year-old child cries in court; has remand extended for further investigations". TODAY. 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Murder of 4-year-old at Paya Lebar: Couple remanded another 3 weeks to undergo psychiatric evaluation". Mothership. 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Death of 11-year-old girl: Jail for stepfather who beat her, and for mum who failed to stop abuse". The Straits Times. 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Life sentence, caning for man who stabbed Punggol jogger to death out of anger over NS enlistment and father leaving family". Today. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ "TraceTogether data was accessed in May 2020 for Punggol Fields murder investigation". The Straits Times. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. ^ "24-year-old man charged with murder of wife in Boon Lay Place". The Straits Times. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Man accused of murdering wife has charge reduced to voluntarily causing grievous hurt". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Jail, caning for man who fatally attacked wife over affair with colleague". The Straits Times. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  11. ^ Correspondent, Selina LumSenior Law (24 January 2022). "5 years' detention for teen who killed father when he was 14". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 October 2024. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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