PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lee Heng Wong

[2025] SGHC 3 High Court (General Division) 9 January 2025 • HC/CC 57/2024 • 21 min read

13 cases cited

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing – Aggravating factors – Abscondment Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing – Aggravating factors – Premeditation

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Valerie Thean Delivered

Counsel (7)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Invictus Law Corporation Firm Brian Tan Counsel Plaintiff Cory Wong Gao Yean Counsel Defendant Siew Wei Ying Silas Counsel Defendant Tan Joon Liang Josephus Counsel Defendant Timotheus Koh Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Plaintiff Lee Heng Wong Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 3 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 9 January 2025 concerning Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically addressing sentencing. The judgment was delivered by Valerie Thean. The case was brought by Public Prosecutor (plaintiff) against Lee Heng Wong (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Attorney-General's Chambers and Invictus Law Corporation. The judgment cites 13 cases and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Criminal Procedure Code and the Penal Code.

Summary

The accused, a nightclub bouncer, pleaded guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder for stabbing an intoxicated patron twice in the left thigh with a knife at a Geylang disco in 2010, causing fatal blood loss. The court sentenced him to 16 years' imprisonment, taking into account that he had absconded to Malaysia for over 12 years before turning himself in, the premeditation in retrieving the knife, and the victim's defenceless state.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 3?

[2025] SGHC 3 (PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lee Heng Wong) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 9 January 2025 addressing Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically sentencing. The judgment was delivered by Valerie Thean.

Who were the parties in PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lee Heng Wong?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 3 was Public Prosecutor, and the defendant was Lee Heng Wong. Legal representation included Invictus Law Corporation and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 9 January 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 3?

[2025] SGHC 3 was delivered by Valerie Thean in the High Court (General Division) on 9 January 2025. The case concerned Criminal Procedure and Sentencing.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 3 cite?

[2025] SGHC 3 cites 13 prior decisions. It references Criminal Procedure Code, Penal Code.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)

s 325(1)(b)

Penal Code (Cap 224)

s 299 s 304(a) s 324 s 34

Cases Cited (13)

SG (5)

[2011] SGHC 137 [2014] SGHC 118 [2019] SGHC 247 [2020] SGHC 164 [2022] SGCA 73

SLR (8)

[1998] 3 SLR(R) 679 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 1143 [2010] 1 SLR 707 [2014] 4 SLR 1287 [2017] 1 SLR 450 [2018] 4 SLR 548 [2021] 4 SLR 1220 [2022] 5 SLR 1075

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 3)