Former property agent executed for murder of wife & daughter in Woodlands

A former property agent who killed his pregnant wife and four-year-old daughter in 2017 before setting their bodies on fire was executed on Wednesday (16 April).

According to The Straits Times (ST), 49-year-old Teo Ghim Heng strangled his wife, 39-year-old Choong Pei Shan, and their daughter, Zi Ning, in their Woodlands flat on 20 Jan 2017.

The Singapore Prison Service confirmed to ST that the execution was carried out at Changi Prison Complex.

In a statement issued the same day, the police said: “A 49-year-old Singaporean, who was charged with and convicted of the murder of his wife and his daughter, had his capital sentence carried out on 16 April 2025.”

The police also noted that Teo had received full due process, with legal representation throughout both his trial and appeal.

“His petitions to the President for clemency were unsuccessful,” they added, stressing that the death penalty is reserved for the most serious offences, including murder.

Sentenced to death for Woodlands murder in November 2020

Teo was sentenced to death by the High Court in November 2020, and the Court of Appeal dismissed his...