'I just wanted her to keep quiet,' says Singaporean on trial in UK for suffocating wife with pillow


Fong Soong Hert said he had "no memory whatsoever" and had diminished responsibility for allegedly killing his wife. PHOTO: ALEXIS FONG via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): A 51-year-old Singaporean accused of murdering his wife in a hotel while on holiday in Britain is said to have suffocated her with a pillow after she nagged at him.

Fong Soong Hert denied murdering Madam Pek Ying Ling, 51, and told the jury in Newcastle Crown Court that he had "no memory whatsoever" and had diminished responsibility for allegedly killing his wife, British broadcaster BBC reported on Monday (Aug 1).

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