Vietnamese woman gets life imprisonment after suspecting boyfriend of drinking with beer promoter & stabbing him

A 43-year-old Vietnamese woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her boyfriend in a jealous rage at Ang Mo Kio.

Justice Dedar Singh Gill called the case “a tragic case of love gone wrong”, noting that a life had been needlessly lost.

Both the victim and the accused were found with multiple stab wounds and taken separately to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where 51-year-old Cho Wang Keung was later pronounced dead.

Stabbed him in corridor after midnight

The woman, Nguyen Ngoc Giau, fatally stabbed Mr Cho along the common corridor outside his fifth-floor flat at Block 562 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 just before 1am on 15 July 2021.

When police arrived, they found the pair lying in a pool of blood, with Mr Cho sprawled across Nguyen.

Both had sustained multiple stab wounds, and Mr Cho was pronounced dead in hospital around 7.15am.

Couple’s turbulent relationship ends in tragedy

Nguyen, a Singapore permanent resident, had moved into Mr Cho’s flat as a tenant in 2020, initially sleeping in the living room.

The two later became romantically involved and shared a bedroom.