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Australia jails Singaporean tourist for fatally driving over man who stole backpack

Australia jails Singaporean tourist for fatally driving over man who stole backpack
South China Morning Post Tuesday 03 November 2026, 01:20 UTC By CNA 1 min read
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A 29-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to five years and nine months’ jail in Australia on Monday after he killed a man who stole a backpack from his rental car. Lincoln Ng Jing Kai chased the man in a car and knocked him off his e-bike before driving over him. He was originally charged with murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in August after prosecutors agreed to accept the lesser charge.

A 29-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to five years and nine months’ jail in Australia on Monday after he killed a man who stole a backpack from his rental car. Lincoln Ng Jing Kai chased the man in a car and knocked him off his e-bike before driving over him. He was originally charged with murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in August after prosecutors agreed to accept the lesser charge. Sentencing him, Judge Terence Palmer said Ng’s actions “involved an element of taking the law...
Australia (LOCATION) Singaporean (ORG) Lincoln Ng Jing Kai (PERSON) Terence Palmer (PERSON) Ng (PERSON)
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