PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau

[2025] SGHC 197 High Court (General Division) 7 October 2025 • HC/CC 24/2025 • 72 min read

14 cases cited

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Offences — Murder Criminal Law — General exceptions — Intoxication Criminal Law — Special exceptions — Sudden fight

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Dedar Singh Gill Delivered

Counsel (10)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Centurion Law LLC Firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP Firm Regent Law LLC Firm Benedict Teong Counsel Plaintiff Han Ming Kuang Counsel Plaintiff Kalaithasan s/o Karuppaya Counsel Defendant Kang Kok Boon, Favian (Jiang Guowen) Counsel Defendant Mohamed Riasudeen Counsel Plaintiff Ng Yuan Siang Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Plaintiff Nguyen Ngoc Giau Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 197 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 7 October 2025 concerning Criminal Law, specifically addressing offences, general exceptions, and special exceptions. The judgment was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill. The case was brought by Public Prosecutor (plaintiff) against Nguyen Ngoc Giau (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Attorney-General's Chambers and Centurion Law LLC. The judgment cites 14 cases and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Criminal Procedure Code and the Penal Code.

Summary

Nguyen Ngoc Giau was charged with murder under s 300(c) of the Penal Code for stabbing her boyfriend to death with a kitchen knife along the common corridor of an HDB flat. The court convicted the accused of murder, rejecting both her defences of intoxication and sudden fight, finding she had intentionally selected the sharpest knife and inflicted wounds sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 197?

[2025] SGHC 197 (PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 7 October 2025 addressing Criminal Law, specifically offences, general exceptions, and special exceptions. The judgment was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill.

Who were the parties in PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 197 was Public Prosecutor, and the defendant was Nguyen Ngoc Giau. Legal representation included Centurion Law LLC and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 7 October 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 197?

[2025] SGHC 197 was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill in the High Court (General Division) on 7 October 2025. The case concerned Criminal Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 197 cite?

[2025] SGHC 197 cites 14 prior decisions. It references Criminal Procedure Code, Penal Code.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)

s 23

Penal Code (Cap 224)

s 300 s 300(c) s 304 s 86(2)

Cases Cited (14)

SG (1)

[2003] SGCA 22

SLR (13)

[1988] 2 SLR(R) 310 [1990] 2 SLR(R) 197 [1994] 2 SLR(R) 528 [2003] 2 SLR(R) 506 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 45 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 306 [2010] 3 SLR 862 [2011] 3 SLR 1205 [2011] 3 SLR 167 [2011] 3 SLR 634 [2012] 4 SLR 590 [2019] 2 SLR 439 [2022] 2 SLR 825

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 197)