Murder of Lee Kim Lai
Lee Kim Lai | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lee Kim Lai 1960 |
| Died | 25 April 1978 (aged 17–18) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Employer | Singapore Police Force |
| Known for | Victim of a double-murder in 1978 |
On 25 April 1978, Lee Kim Lai (Chinese: 李金来; pinyin: Lǐ Jīnlái), a Singaporean police officer, was robbed and murdered by three men for his service revolver. A serving Police National Serviceman, he was performing sentry duty at the Police Reserve Unit 1 base of the Singapore Police Force at Mount Vernon when he was abducted from the front gate and forced into a taxi. His body was later found with multiple stab wounds in the abandoned taxi, whose driver, 60-year-old Chew Theng Hin, had also been killed earlier.