Man convicted of murdering his younger sister, who was starved, beaten and chained in toilet by trio

Huang Bocan, 34, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore after being convicted of murdering his 19-year-old sister, Huang Baoying. The court heard that he joined two others in a prolonged course of abuse that ended in her death from severe malnutrition and blunt force injuries.

Baoying weighed 27.6kg when she died on 5 May 2021, down from 48.8kg before moving into co-accused Lim Peng Tiong’s home; she had lost 43 per cent of her body weight. From February to May, she was confined in a toilet for long periods, chained and subjected to beatings and forced exercises. Lim was jailed for 14 years and 11 months in May, while Chee Mei Wan’s case remains before the courts.