same block of flats. Loo's gold bangle and chain, which she last wore when she left her house, were also missing, which gave rise to the possibility that the motive for the murder was robbery, although her jade pendant and money were still left untouched. The police therefore sent a public nationwide appeal for witnesses to help provide any first-hand information about the case and even monitored the pawn shops in Singapore to trace any records of Loo's gold items being pawned. Later, the police were able to recover a gold chain from a Tampines pawn shop, and it was confirmed by one of Loo's sons to be his mother's. The police also received the identification and personal details of the person who pawned the chain, for which he received S$400. Ten days after the murder, a 22-year-old drug addict named Indra Wijaya Ibrahim was arrested for the murder, and when he was arrested, Indra had his hand bandaged, which further raised the suspicion of the police. At first, Indra denied killing Loo and claimed he bought it from someone before pawning the chain. Afterwards, he finally admitted to the robbery and murder; he also led the police to another pawn shop where he pawned Loo's gold bangle, and the bloodied shoeprints found at the crime scene were also matched to Indra's shoes. Indra was charged on 30 April 1994 with murder, two weeks after Loo was robbed and killed. Background of Indra Born in 1972 as the son of Ibrahim Awang, a Singaporean star footballer who made his name in the 1970s, Indra Wijaya Ibrahim began to abuse drugs at age 14, as a result of him being neglected by his parents who divorced, and he himself also had a history of stuttering from childhood, which added to his feelings of alienation. Indra also consumed opium and heroin, and he also drank alcohol despite being underaged. In 1986, while he was still studying, Indra had already tried anesthetic drugs. Indra was first detained at a juvenile's home due to his drug addiction, after his parents first sent him there in November 1990. Indra spent four months at the facility and was able to quit heroin, but he still abuse other drugs and alcohol. On 3 July 1991, Indra first violated the law by committing robbery, and he was sentenced to eighteen months' probation, but he was sent to a