308:. Koh, who was married with two children when he died, suffered gunshots to the chest and face and a fatal one through the forehead. The two other officers gave chase but Lim escaped and went into hiding, reportedly finding safe haven in the nearby countries of Indonesia, Thailand, and China. A nation-wide manhunt was announced by the Singapore Police Force, whose Criminal Investigation Department began organising more raids in the hopes of capturing Lim. An initial reward of $ 5,000 was also offered. The bounty was raised to $ 10,000 in March 1969 and a record $ 17,000 by November 1972.
297:; the police officer had accosted Lim, who then snatched away his revolver, which fired and wounded Peter Lim. Lim later mailed the revolver to a newspaper editor, appending a letter which stated, "As a measure of self defence, I took the revolver and ran away. I could have shot at the detective while he was down but what for?" In September 1966, he shot and wounded in the leg Detective Allan Lee at the Odeon Cinema in North Bridge Road. A $ 2,000 bounty was announced by authorities in October 1966.
375:, they were spotted by a team of six police officers lying in wait. The team was led by Deputy Superintendent Henry Edwards of Bukit Panjang Police Station. Lim attempted to escape by separating from Chua but was shot and killed by the police. Lim suffered three gunshots to the body and reportedly staggered for some 10 metres (33 ft) before dying with his revolver on his left hand. He was aged 32.
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among his possessions found on him when he died. An unnamed police officer was also killed during the shootout. Detective Chow Kim Loo was later publicly identified as the officer who fired the fatal shot that hit Lim in the neck. Chua managed to evade capture that night but committed suicide during a shootout with the police three weeks later at Tank Road on 17 December 1972.
404:, who was charged with killing three victims during an armed robbery at Andrew Road and two more at Seletar Road in 1983, had once mentioned to a witness in his trial that he wanted to be better than Lim Ban Lim. Sek was indicted for all five murders but was only convicted of the triple killings at Andrew Road and given the death sentence in August 1985. After losing his
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November 1972, Lim returned to Singapore with his right-hand
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Reformative Training Centre. They had reportedly escaped to attend Lim's funeral, although the recaptured inmates later denied this by claiming that they were simply unsatisfied with the living conditions in the centre. Lim was buried on 28
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who killed a police officer and stole at least $ 2.5 million before he was shot and killed at the age of 32. Lim became one of the country's most wanted fugitives after shooting and wounding a police officer during an altercation in May 1965. After shooting dead another police officer in July 1968,
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Electronics factory in Lower Delta Road and made away with $ 62,000. In his nine-year reign as a robber active in both Singapore and Malaysia, Lim amassed a revenue of at least $ 2.5 million.
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Singapore to have evaded justice by undergoing plastic surgery; a second case was reported in November 1981.
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1952) sustained serious injuries after being stabbed in the thigh and head by a mob of ten youths. Four of his friends were injured too. Another of Lim's siblings, Ah Lek, speculated that Ah Tee was attacked for his affiliation with Lim.
332:, a "Madam Yeo", in 1956 when he was aged 16. They had three daughters and two sons. After his death in 1972, Lim's family claimed that they had not seen him in some seven years. In December 1977, Lim's brother Ah Tee (born
348:. Lim Ah Tee had also been charged with drug trafficking in the same case as Teo but avoided the death penalty after the prosecution granted him a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
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Wee, Beng Huat (13 July 1972). "Still No. 1 on the wanted list".
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963:Singaporean robbers
958:Murder in Singapore
454:Also "Chua Ah Kau".
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90:Cause of death
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16:Singaporean outlaw
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721:New Nation
590:New Nation
507:New Nation
483:New Nation
416:References
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365:Queenstown
295:Paya Lebar
275:Anson Road
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