Richard Lim Beng Gee (Chinese: 林明义; pinyin: Lín Míngyì; 1951 - 16 January 2016) was a police detective in the Singapore Police Force.
Biography
Lim was born in Penang, Malaysia. At the age of 20, he travelled to Singapore for a job interview with the Police Force, and joined the police force in 1972. During his 31-year career, he helped solve many notable crimes, such as the case of Anthony Ler, who paid a 15-year youth to kill his wife Annie Leong in 2001.
Lim retired from the police force in 2003 due to his worsening diabetes.[1][2]
On 16 January 2016, Lim, aged 65, died from a heart attack.[1]
Notable cases
- Murder of Yeu Lam Ching
- Murder of Lee Kok Cheong
- Oriental Hotel murder
- Murder of Lee Kok Yin
- Kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl by Vincent Lee Chuan Leong
- Murders of Koh Ngiap Yong and Jahabar Sathick
- Anthony Ler case
References
- ^ a b Ng, Huiwen (18 January 2016). "Ex-top detective Richard Lim Beng Gee - who helped solve Anthony Ler crime case - dies after heart attack". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Former detective Richard Lim Beng Gee, 65, dies: 5 high-profile cases he helped crack". AsiaOne. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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