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Linda Chua
Born1972
Singapore
Died14 February 2000
Cause of deathMurdered
EducationNanyang Technological University
OccupationFinance executive
Known forMurder victim

On 6 February 2000, 27-year-old Linda Chua was jogging in Bukit Batok Nature Park when she was attacked and raped. She was later found naked in a 10-metre-deep ravine in the park with her clothes next to her. She was taken to the National University Hospital but died several days later on 14 February.[1] Her attackers were never caught and the case remains unsolved to this day.[2]

Background

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Linda Chua, the second of four children of a retired businessman and a housewife, was a financial reporting manager at Exxon Mobil.[1] She had a fiancé, who she met while they were both freshmen at Nanyang Technological University in 1991. They had been planning to get married in December that year.[2]

Investigations

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Police interviewed hundreds of people, but did not find any useful leads.[3]

In March, Singaporean TV crime show Crimewatch broadcast a public appeal for information about the case in the show's first episode that year.[4]

On 29 March, citizens' groups, the public and Chua's friends offered a reward of $80,000 for information about the culprits behind the attack.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bukit Batok rape victim dies, now it's murder". The Straits Times. 2000-02-19. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ a b "From the ST archives: Woman who died after brutal assault and rape had a bright future". The Straits Times. 2000-02-16. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ "Jogger was not raped". Today. 2003-07-02. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ^ "Ep 1 Singapore Crime Statistics / Bukit Batok Rape & Murder". mewatch. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ^ "$80,000 offer". The New Paper. 2000-03-29. Retrieved 2023-12-10.