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An Indonesian maid who killed and robbed an elderly couple in Bedok in 2017 will spend 20 years in jail in her home country after a trial there for the double murder.
The Indonesian court ruling was revealed yesterday in an investigation by a coroner into the deaths of Mr. Chia Ngim Fong, 79, and his wife, Madam Chin Sek Fah, 78.
Singapore’s forensic court heard that Khasanah, who has only one name, was originally sentenced to life in prison in Indonesia, but had his sentence reduced on appeal.
Khasanah, who escaped to Indonesia after the crime, was not handed over to the Singapore authorities despite the fact that her crimes were committed here.
Instead, the Indonesian National Police worked with the Singapore Police (SPF) to solve the crime, The Straits Times previously reported.
Khasanah, then 41, was not handed over to Singapore due to the principle of personaliteit, which requires that any Indonesian arrested in the country for a crime committed abroad be prosecuted in Indonesia, rather than being sent to the jurisdiction where it was committed. the crime.
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Khasanah, who hailed from Java, had worked for the couple at Block 717 Bedok Reservoir Road for about a month prior to the murders.
They were found bound and unconscious in their five-room executive floor on June 21, 2017.
In yesterday’s coroner’s investigation, SPF Deputy Superintendent Mahathir Mohamad told State Coroner Kamala Ponnampalam that Mr. Chia suffered blunt force trauma to the head, while Madam Chin suffered blunt force trauma to the head and chest.
The court heard that Khasanah departed for Indonesia by ferry from HarbourFront Center at 1.20 pm on June 21, 2017, after killing the couple and robbing them.
ASP Mahathir said that after fleeing, Khasanah was in an internet cafe in Indonesia, where she was overheard talking to someone on the phone about her crimes.
Indonesian police were alerted and arrested on June 28, 2017 in Tungkal Ilir, Sumatra’s Jambi province, after raiding her room at the Nanber Hotel.
ASP Mahathir told the court yesterday that Khasanah’s murder trial took place in an Indonesian court between February 27 and May 2, 2018.
She was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. This sentence was reduced to 20 years in jail after an appeal on August 15 of that year.
The reasons for this reduction were not revealed yesterday in court.
State Coroner Kamala will give his findings today.
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