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A man has been charged for the assault of a 70-year-old Yakult delivery woman on 29 Oct in Sengkang. The woman died on 6 Nov after her condition worsened. A family member who attended a court hearing claimed the man said it was "just a punch".

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OK Lim to be sentenced for fraud on 18 Nov

Heavy rain caused flash flood along Ophir Road on 17 Nov

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Sun, 17 November 2024 at 10:40 pm GMT-5

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Heavy rain caused flash flood along Ophir Road on 17 Nov

Heavy rain on Sunday (17 Nov) triggered a flash flood along Ophir Road. (PHOTO: Facebook/PUB)

Heavy rain on Sunday (17 Nov) afternoon resulted in a flash flood along Ophir Road, according to a Facebook post by national water agency PUB.

The flash flood occurred around 2.08pm and "PUB’s Quick Response Team and the Land Transport Authority’s EMAS vehicle recovery crew were deployed on site to provide assistance to motorists". It subsided within an hour at 2.50pm.

Additionally, the northern, western and southern areas also experienced heavy rainfall, causing PUB to issue flood risk warnings for for several locations including Upper Hokkien Street/South Bridge Road, Tanjong Pagar Road/Craig Road and Jalan Boon Lay (Enterprise Road to International Road).

The heaviest rainfall of 67.4mm was recorded in southern Singapore from 1.10pm to 2.55pm. For more rainfall stats and monsoon updates, read here.

Sun, 17 November 2024 at 10:29 pm GMT-5

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OK Lim to be sentenced for fraud on 18 Nov

Lim Oon Kuin, also known as O.K. Lim, will be sentenced on Monday (18 Nov) for fraud. (PHOTO: Reuters/Edgar Su)

Lim Oon Kuin, better known as OK Lim, will be sentenced for fraud on Monday (18 Nov) afternoon.

Lim was convicted in May for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars.

He faced a total of 130 criminal charges but was tried and convicted of three – two of cheating HSBC, and a third of encouraging a Hin Leong executive to forge documents.

State prosecutors said he tricked HSBC into disbursing nearly $112 million by telling the bank that his firm had entered into oil sales contracts with two companies.

They're seeking a 20-year jail term.

For more on OK Lim's fraud case, read here.

Sun, 17 November 2024 at 9:04 pm GMT-5

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Man charged for fatal assault on 70-year-old Yakult delivery woman in Sengkang

A man has been charged after he assaulted a 70-year-old Yakult delivery woman. The woman died on 6 Nov. (PHOTO: Getty Images)

A man has been charged for voluntarily causing grievous hurt after he allegedly assaulted a 70-year-old Yakult delivery woman in Sengkang.

The woman was said to have been attacked on the ninth floor of Block 272B Sengkang Central at 9pm on 29 Oct while making deliveries. She died on 6 Nov.

According to Mothership, 30-year-old Lim Chuan Xun faces a total of six charges, including one charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to the victim as he allegedly punched her on the right side of her face.

Of the five other charges, one charge under the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) alleged that he hurled vulgarities at the victim. The remaining four charges appear unrelated to the incident and alleged that Lim had previously committed crimes in the vicinity of the block.

A family member told Mothership that the victim was "unaware of the severity of the injuries" despite "bleeding from her head".

She was also able to give her statement to the police despite her condition.

However, she fell into a deep coma for a week and her conditioned worsened on 6 Nov when she developed a fever and struggled to breathe.

A breathing tube had to be inserted into her neck to keep her alive. At 5pm on the same day, they made the decision to unplug her "in order not to prolong her suffering".

The victim's family also attended a court hearing on 15 Nov and claimed that Lim said "it was just a punch".

For more on the assault case, read here.