SINGAPORE: A woman was charged on Thursday (May 9) with the murder of a 56-year-old man at a condominium along Beach Road.
Li Ye, a 37-year-old Chinese national, is accused of causing the death of Lim Lai Guan in a unit at City Gate Residences at about 1.40am on May 8.
The charge sheet did not specify the relationship between Li and Lim, although CNA understands that she was his girlfriend.
Appearing in court via video-link and speaking through a Mandarin interpreter, Li said: “It’s actually manslaughter I did not intend to murder this person.”
The prosecution replied that this was not the forum to discuss the case and asked for Li to be remanded.
A District Judge ordered that Li be remanded for a week for investigations. She will return to court on May 16.
The police said in an earlier press release that the victim was found lying unconscious in the unit and died in hospital.
Li was arrested at the scene and a knife was seized.
The offence of murder carries the death penalty.
