Wee Chong Jin CJ:

A well nourished Chinese 58-year-old widow lived alone in a hut situated right by the sea on a small island, Pulau Ubin, off Singapore. Her nearest neighbour was about 100 yards away. On 23 April 1972 at about 9.30 a.m. her dead body was found floating in the sea about 200 yards from Pulau Ubin. She was found clad in a blue striped Chinese blouse but naked below her waist. There were five button spaces on the blouse but only the top one remained as a half button. The other button spaces had bare threads showing.

An autopsy was performed and the pathologist's evidence is that death occurred at around midnight of 22 April 1972. There were 15 external injuries on the deceased and these were:

(1) Multiple bruises over the whole forehead with small abrasion on the left side.

(2) Multiple small bruises over the bridge of nose with small abrasions.

(3) Haemorrhages in both eyes especially on the right side with bruise around the right eye.

(4) Multiple small bruises and abrasions on the lower lip and chin with laceration on the right corner of lower lip.

(5) Bruises on left chin.

(6) A small irregular laceration 0.5 cm long on the left side of upper neck.