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SINGAPORE — A 27-year-old Singaporean man has been charged with murder in Perth after he was accused of intentionally hitting a cyclist with his car, dragging the victim under the vehicle for over 30m. Ng Jing Kai is said to have approached the 48-year-olPossible property dispute: Singaporean man accused of intentionally hitting cyclist in Perth charged with murder
SINGAPORE — A 27-year-old Singaporean man has been charged with murder in Perth after he was accused of intentionally hitting a cyclist with his car, dragging the victim under the vehicle for over 30m. Ng Jing Kai is said to have approached the 48-year-old cyclist over a property dispute around 1.45pm on May 24 while driving a grey Kia Carnival car in Carlisle, a suburb in Perth. In a suspected act of vigilantism, Ng then hit the cyclist with his car, «causing him to be dragged by the vehicle for a short distance, sustaining critical injuries», the Western Australia Police Force (WAPF) told The Straits Times on June 21. The cyclist was taken to Royal Perth Hospital, where he died, the WAPF added. Ng was questioned by the police and charged with one count of murder on May 24. At a press conference the next day, Detective Inspector David Gorton from the WAPF's major crime division told Australian media that the police are probing a possible property dispute between the parties. He said: «We are looking into what we believe was an incident the previous day. We believe that might have involved a personal property item.» Read more