A 41-year-old Chinese national and also a Singapore permanent resident, Wu Tao, was taken by the police to the scene of a murder at Maxwell Food Centre in Singapore.
The victim, a 48-year-old woman, was allegedly murdered at the popular food centre. Wu, dressed in a red polo shirt, black shorts, and slippers, was also accompanied by eight plainclothes police investigators and forensics officers as he arrived at the scene.
It was reported that the police had cordoned off an area in front of Dao Xiang Ju, the Chinese and Thai food stall where the crime took place. Wu, wearing a face mask and black restraints, was taken in and out of the stall several times and was made to sit at the table in front of the stall. The unusual scene attracted a lot of people there, including office workers and regular patrons who had gathered around to take photos and videos.
After the visit, Wu was then escorted away in an unmarked black van, the details of the visit and his demeanour during the proceedings raising significant speculation and public curiosity.
Wu is alleged to have committed the crime between 10:25 pm and 10:53 pm on September 6, and then turned himself in at the Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre hours later, at 1:36 am the next day.
Preliminary investigations have indicated that both Wu and the victim were acquainted with each other. The severity of the crime and the known association between the suspect and the victim have heightened public interest in the case.
Wu faces the possibility of the death penalty if found guilty of the murder, intensifying the gravity of the situation.
