PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau
Outcome
ConvictedI therefore convict the accused on the charge of murder under s 300(c) of the Penal Code.
Source: [2025] SGHC 197, High Court (General Division), decided 7 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Dedar Singh Gill |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Outcome | Convicted |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Centurion Law LLC, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Regent Law LLC, Benedict Teong, Han Ming Kuang, Kalaithasan s/o Karuppaya, Kang Kok Boon, Favian (Jiang Guowen), Mohamed Riasudeen, Ng Yuan Siang |
Source: [2025] SGHC 197, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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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.
[2025] SGHC 197 explained
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau ([2025] SGHC 197) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 7 October 2025. It is categorised under Criminal Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2025] SGHC 197 about?
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau ([2025] SGHC 197) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Offences — Murder”, “Criminal Law — General exceptions — Intoxication”, and “Criminal Law — Special exceptions — Sudden fight”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 197 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
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 ([2025] SGHC 197)?
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.
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Judgment
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 197)