Ex-property agent was provoked, says defence in double-murder trial

Teo was tried on two counts of murder, for killing wife Choong Pei Shan, 39, a housewife, and daughter Zi Ning at their Woodlands flat on Jan 20, 2017. He spent a week with their bodies in the flat before setting the corpses on fire, the court heard in a trial that started in July last year.A third charge of killing his unborn son has been stood down for now.

The family's expenses remained unchanged and with Teo's weakness for gambling, he became mired in debt. This led to frequent quarrels.On the morning of Jan 20, 2017, Teo decided not to send Zi Ning to school as her fees were overdue. On learning this, Madam Choong berated Teo for being useless. Last Friday, Mr Thurasingam said the trigger for depression was Teo's"fall from grace" from a successful property agent to a mere employee. Teo had told private psychiatrist Jacob Rajesh that he felt worthless, had insomnia and suicidal thoughts.

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Woodlands double-murder: Ex-property agent was provoked and had depression, says defenceSINGAPORE - A former property agent killed his pregnant wife and four-year-old daughter because he 'lost it' after being provoked when his wife belittled him in front of the girl, his lawyer argued in the High Court on Friday (July 3).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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