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Singaporean tourist jailed in Australia for manslaughter after backpack theft

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A Singaporean tourist in Australia has been sentenced to over five years in prison for killing a man who stole his backpack. Lincoln Ng Jing Kai chased the thief, Mark Burnes, in his car, causing Burnes to fall from his e-bike before Ng drove over him. Ng initially faced a murder charge but pleaded guilty to manslaughter. AI

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Singaporean tourist jailed in Australia for manslaughter after backpack theft

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · CNA ·

    Australia jails Singaporean tourist for fatally driving over man who stole backpack

    A 29-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to five years and nine months’ jail in Australia on Monday after he killed a man who stole a backpack from his rental car. Lincoln Ng Jing Kai chased the man in a car and knocked him off his e-bike before driving over him. He was origin…

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