PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Foo Li Ping
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Hoo Sheau Peng |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Invictus Law Corporation, Vinit Chhabra Law Corporation, Chhabra Vinit, Cory Wong Guo Yean, Goh Qi Shuen, Han Ming Kuang, Marcus Foo, Tan Joon Liang Josephus |
Source: [2025] SGHC 60, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 60 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 3 April 2025 concerning Criminal Law, specifically addressing offences and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng. The case was brought by Public Prosecutor (plaintiff) against Foo Li Ping and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Attorney-General's Chambers and Invictus Law Corporation. The judgment cites 24 cases (23 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 7 statutory provisions, including the Children and Young Persons Act, the Class A controlled drug listed in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Criminal Procedure Code.
[2025] SGHC 60 explained
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Foo Li Ping ([2025] SGHC 60) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 3 April 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 60 about?
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Foo Li Ping ([2025] SGHC 60) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Offences — Culpable homicide”, “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act”, “Criminal Law — Offences — Causing or allowing death of child”, and “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Children and Young Persons Act”, 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 60 consider?
The judgment refers to Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38), Class A controlled drug listed in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), and Fourth Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 60 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 250. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
A mother and her boyfriend were convicted of offences relating to the death of four-year-old Megan Khung, who died from a punch to her stomach after 13 months of abuse including food deprivation, forced sleeping in a balcony compartment, and repeated physical violence. The court sentenced the mother to 19 years' imprisonment for allowing her child's death and disposing of the corpse, and the boyfriend to 30 years' imprisonment and 17 strokes of the cane for culpable homicide and related charges.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 60?
[2025] SGHC 60 (PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Foo Li Ping) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 3 April 2025 addressing Criminal Law, specifically offences and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng.
Who were the parties in PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Foo Li Ping ([2025] SGHC 60)?
The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 60 was Public Prosecutor, and the defendant was Foo Li Ping, Wong Shi Xiang. Legal representation included Invictus Law Corporation and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 3 April 2025 in the High Court (General Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 60?
[2025] SGHC 60 was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng in the High Court (General Division) on 3 April 2025. The case concerned Criminal Law.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 60 cite?
[2025] SGHC 60 cites 24 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Children and Young Persons Act, Class A controlled drug listed in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act, Criminal Procedure Code.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 60)