RI sailor charged with killing mate

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 | Source: DPA

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian sailor has been charged with killing a fellow crew member aboard a trawler berthed in Singapore, news reports said on Wednesday.

Tan Ho Tjuan, 53, allegedly murdered fellow countryman Tisna, 47, who was also working aboard the vessel, according to The Straits Times.

The court on Tuesday scheduled Tan's next appearance for Aug. 8.

Tisna was found dead on Sunday lying on the deck with lacerations to the back of his head. The trawler was docked at the Senoki Fishery Port. -- DPA

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