SINGAPORE - As a young private lawyer assigned by the state to defend the teenager hired by Anthony Ler in 2001 to kill his wife, Mr Peter Ong was met with hostility from the boy's mother.
She later apologised for being unfriendly and told Mr Ong that she thought he was a "spy" assigned to go against her son, until she saw that the lawyer was genuinely helping the boy.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Read the full story and more at $9.90/month
Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
ST One Digital
$9.90/month
No contract
ST app access on 1 mobile device
Unlock these benefits
All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com
Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device
E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you
