Selina Lum

Senior Law Correspondent

Selina started out as a crime reporter when she joined The Straits Times in 2000. She then took on broadcast journalism when she moved to Straits Times TV News. After her TV stint, she found her true calling in covering the courts and legal matters.

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Man admits to torturing woman, 19, to death; her brother and their MLM coach facing murder charge

Lim Peng Tiong pleaded guilty on Feb 9 to a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for causing her death.

$4.7m damages cut to $3.5m for victim of chain collision who needs lifelong nursing care

Mr Lim Chun Yong was a passenger in a car in the middle of a collision with a semi-trailer and another vehicle.

Man pleads guilty a day after claiming trial to raping domestic worker outside MRT station

The man had initially contested the three charges in a trial that began on Feb 3.

Man on trial for raping domestic worker near Little India MRT station after posing as cop

Sharveen Chetty, a Malaysian, allegedly raped the victim at some bushes outside Little India MRT Station.

Childcare centre sued for negligence after 4-year-old girl falls and fractures skull

The civil suit seeks general damages and special damages to be assessed by a district court, where the maximum claim amount is $250,000.

Ex-employee who sued software firm SAP for $5m over termination gets $1,000 in Pyrrhic victory

The Singapore Supreme Court on 1 Nov 2019.

Jail terms upheld for 2 lawyers who tried to obstruct justice with message to cigarette syndicate

The High Court said the jail terms – a year for Ong Peng Boon (left) and seven months for Wee Hong Shern – imposed in September 2024 are suitably stiff.

Law Society asks for Lim Tean to be struck off over handling of $30,000 meant for client

Lawyer and politician Lim Tean argued before the Court of Three Judges that “a very small fine and nothing more” should be imposed.

Man convicted of sexually assaulting girlfriend’s daughter in van and at home

The girl told her mother about the sexual abuse but the woman disbelieved her after the man denied the allegations.

Expat who left wife, children and quit Singapore job ordered to pay $634k in backdated support

The judge noted that the man chose to resign from his Singapore employer in October 2023, shortly after the woman applied for maintenance.

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