Gosh...this is actually quite funny. Roland Tay, the famous funeral undertaker was like a mafia gangster in some movie.
The way, he said, "let you die" and "attack" was like some common language to him. Did he think there would not be any consequences in that?
I used to have a pretty good impression of Roland Tay as he was willing to come forward whenever someone died and were unable to afford funeral fees. He would generously waived his charges and paid for the funeral. He did so because he believed that every one should get a respectable send-off.
But would a nice, honest and kind hearted fella behaved like a hooligan?
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The Straits Times
19 Aug 2008
Undertaker on trial
High-profile undertaker accused of attacking funeral trade partner
By Elena Chong
ONE of Singapore's most well known undertakers was yesterday hauled to court for allegedly threatening and assaulting a business partner.
Tay Hai Choon, 61, who is better known as Roland Tay, is accused of having swung a crowbar at as well as punched and kicked Mr Paul Wong Wah Suang, 53, in May last year. Tay, who also allegedly threatened to kill Mr Wong, is the director of Direct Singapore Funeral Services. He has often made the headlines for bearing the funeral costs of high-profile murder victims such as China girl Huang Na and Kallang body-parts victim Liu Hong Mei.
Three of his employees, Raj M. Perumal, 45, Suresh Kannan Selvi and Kelvin Mark Marie, both 34, are also being tried for allegedly assaulting Mr Wong at the Lavender Street premises of All Saints Christian Bereavement (ASCB).
ASCB and Tay's Direct Singapore Funeral Services share the same office space, and Tay claims to be a major shareholder of ASCB.
Taking the stand on the first day of the trial against the four men yesterday was a private eye, Mr Dennis Lee, 37. He had been engaged by Mr Wong and his wife, Madam Annie Heng, to investigate suspected company fraud at ASCB by Mr Eric Yeo, one of its directors. Madam Heng is the other director.
Mr Lee said Madam Heng believed that money for ASCB was being funnelled to another company, All Saints Funeral Services.
At around 2am on May 31 last year, Mr Wong, his wife and Mr Lee went to the ASCB's office to remove its sign boards, name cards, banners and brochures. While they were doing so, Tay's three employees showed up, with a fourth man in tow.
Then Tay arrived in his car and got out, carrying a red crowbar.
Mr Lee told the court that Tay advanced towards Mr Wong, brandishing the crowbar and speaking in a mixture of English and Hokkien, including the phrase 'Heng ler si!' (meaning 'Let you die!').
Tay tripped and fell while approaching Mr Wong, but picked himself up and allegedly shouted in Hokkien 'Hood ah!', which means 'Attack!'. Tay then allegedly punched Mr Wong in his face.
Mr Wong retreated to a coffeeshop, where Mr Lee alleged that one of Tay's men picked up a plastic chair and then brought it down so hard on Mr Wong that it broke. Mr Wong fell and was then allegedly assaulted by the four men.
Mr Lee intervened and called the ambulance and police, who later found the crowbar in a drain.
Cross-examined by Tay's lawyer Gurdip Singh, Mr Lee said he was not aware of a June 2006 shareholders' agreement signed by Tay, Mr Yeo and Mr Wong. Neither had he been told that Tay was a major shareholder of ASCB.
Mr Singh put it to Mr Lee that Tay had carried the crowbar for his own protection and not to threaten any one. Mr Lee disagreed.
The case continues.
The way, he said, "let you die" and "attack" was like some common language to him. Did he think there would not be any consequences in that?
I used to have a pretty good impression of Roland Tay as he was willing to come forward whenever someone died and were unable to afford funeral fees. He would generously waived his charges and paid for the funeral. He did so because he believed that every one should get a respectable send-off.
But would a nice, honest and kind hearted fella behaved like a hooligan?
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The Straits Times
19 Aug 2008
Undertaker on trial
High-profile undertaker accused of attacking funeral trade partner
By Elena Chong
ONE of Singapore's most well known undertakers was yesterday hauled to court for allegedly threatening and assaulting a business partner.
Tay Hai Choon, 61, who is better known as Roland Tay, is accused of having swung a crowbar at as well as punched and kicked Mr Paul Wong Wah Suang, 53, in May last year. Tay, who also allegedly threatened to kill Mr Wong, is the director of Direct Singapore Funeral Services. He has often made the headlines for bearing the funeral costs of high-profile murder victims such as China girl Huang Na and Kallang body-parts victim Liu Hong Mei.
Three of his employees, Raj M. Perumal, 45, Suresh Kannan Selvi and Kelvin Mark Marie, both 34, are also being tried for allegedly assaulting Mr Wong at the Lavender Street premises of All Saints Christian Bereavement (ASCB).
ASCB and Tay's Direct Singapore Funeral Services share the same office space, and Tay claims to be a major shareholder of ASCB.
Taking the stand on the first day of the trial against the four men yesterday was a private eye, Mr Dennis Lee, 37. He had been engaged by Mr Wong and his wife, Madam Annie Heng, to investigate suspected company fraud at ASCB by Mr Eric Yeo, one of its directors. Madam Heng is the other director.
Mr Lee said Madam Heng believed that money for ASCB was being funnelled to another company, All Saints Funeral Services.
At around 2am on May 31 last year, Mr Wong, his wife and Mr Lee went to the ASCB's office to remove its sign boards, name cards, banners and brochures. While they were doing so, Tay's three employees showed up, with a fourth man in tow.
Then Tay arrived in his car and got out, carrying a red crowbar.
Mr Lee told the court that Tay advanced towards Mr Wong, brandishing the crowbar and speaking in a mixture of English and Hokkien, including the phrase 'Heng ler si!' (meaning 'Let you die!').
Tay tripped and fell while approaching Mr Wong, but picked himself up and allegedly shouted in Hokkien 'Hood ah!', which means 'Attack!'. Tay then allegedly punched Mr Wong in his face.
Mr Wong retreated to a coffeeshop, where Mr Lee alleged that one of Tay's men picked up a plastic chair and then brought it down so hard on Mr Wong that it broke. Mr Wong fell and was then allegedly assaulted by the four men.
Mr Lee intervened and called the ambulance and police, who later found the crowbar in a drain.
Cross-examined by Tay's lawyer Gurdip Singh, Mr Lee said he was not aware of a June 2006 shareholders' agreement signed by Tay, Mr Yeo and Mr Wong. Neither had he been told that Tay was a major shareholder of ASCB.
Mr Singh put it to Mr Lee that Tay had carried the crowbar for his own protection and not to threaten any one. Mr Lee disagreed.
The case continues.
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