gunmen, alerted Chew's wife, who lived a few doors away. Chew's wife and son also rushed to the shop to tend to Chew, who was also helped by a 60-year-old man who was grinding chilli at the nearby streets. Unfortunately, Chew did not survive his gunshot wound at the chest and died. He was 42 years old at the time of his death, and left behind a wife and six children. According to Professor Chao Tzee Cheng, a senior forensic pathologist who conducted an autposy of the body, he determined that the bullet had penetrated Chew's right lung and heart, and therefore it led to Chew's death. Capture of the gunmen The Singapore Police Force conducted their investigations in the death of Chew Liew Tea, which they classified as murder. A month after the police conducted their investigations, they received the assistance of the Royal Malaysia Police, and the Malaysian police managed to arrest one suspect named Neoh Bean Chye (also spelt Neo Bean Chye) at Penang. Neoh, a Chinese Malaysian bum-boat operator who was born in Penang and lived there, was extradited to Singapore and charged with murder on 27 September 1972. and later, the police recovered a gun and five bullets from a friend of Neoh's, which they identified as the probable murder weapon that killed Chew. On 22 February 1973, the Singaporean police were informed that the second suspect and Neoh's accomplice Lim Kim Huat, a Chinese Malaysian who also came from Penang, was caught by the Royal Malaysia Police in Selangor and turned over to the Singaporean authorities four days later. Lim, who worked as a construction labourer, was charged with murder the next day, and he was committed to stand trial together with Neoh for the killing of Chew. Trial and sentencing Prosecution's case On 30 October 1973, the High Court conducted the trial of both Lim Kim Huat and Neoh Bean Chye for the murder of Chew Liew Tea. Lim was represented by Michael Hwang while Neoh was represented by Amarjit Singh. Glenn Knight was the trial prosecutor of the case, and the trial was presided by two judges Choor Singh and D. C. D'Cotta (Dennis Cosmo D'Cotta). Professor Chao Tzee Cheng and Chew's friend Sim Ah Nam came to court as witnesses to testify for the prosecution. A taxi driver, Lee Mong Koi (also spelt Lee Mong Qoi), who was a known friend