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Richard Lim Beng Gee (Chinese: 林明义; pinyin: Lín Míngyì; 29 November 1951 - 16 January 2016) was a police detective in the Singapore Police Force.
Biography
Lim was born in Penang, Malaysia. At the age of 20, he travelled to Singapore for a job interview with the Police Force, and joined the police force in 1972. During his 31-year career, he helped solve many notable crimes, such as the case of Anthony Ler, who paid a 15-year youth to kill his wife Annie Leong in 2001.
Lim retired from the police force in 2003 due to his worsening diabetes.
On 16 January 2016, Lim, aged 65, died from a heart attack.
Notable cases
- Murder of Yeu Lam Ching
- Murder of Lee Kok Cheong
- Oriental Hotel murder
- Murder of Lee Kok Yin
- 1999 Bukit Timah kidnapping
- Murders of Koh Ngiap Yong and Jahabar Sathick
- Anthony Ler case
References
- "Visiting Dad". Wordpress. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Ng, Huiwen (18 January 2016). "Ex-top detective Richard Lim Beng Gee - who helped solve Anthony Ler crime case - dies after heart attack". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "Former detective Richard Lim Beng Gee, 65, dies: 5 high-profile cases he helped crack". AsiaOne. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.