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Indonesian Man Charged With Murder After Wife Found Dead in Singapore Hotel

The suspect was ordered to undergo three weeks of psychiatric observation following his first court appearance.

Overview

  • Salehuddin, 41, was charged on Oct 25 with murdering a 38-year-old woman at the Capri by Fraser China Square hotel on Oct 24.
  • He appeared in court via video link, had the charge read in Bahasa by an interpreter, and asked to be prosecuted in Indonesia.
  • Police say he went to Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre at about 7.40am to report he had killed his wife before officers found her motionless in a hotel room.
  • Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene, and he faces the death penalty if convicted of murder in Singapore.
  • CNA reports the couple are Indonesian and that the woman had been stabbed, while Frasers Hospitality says it is cooperating as investigators collected evidence at the hotel.