Further remand for man accused of Felicia Teo's murder

Case adjourned to next Thursday; accused's lawyer making plans to meet him at CID

Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee (above), now 35, is accused of murdering Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling, 19, at a Marine Terrace flat on June 30, 2007. He was arrested and charged last month. PHOTOS: DANIAL ENEMIKO/FACEBOOK, ST FILE PHOTO
Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee (right), now 35, is accused of murdering Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling, 19, at a Marine Terrace flat on June 30, 2007. He was arrested and charged last month. PHOTOS: DANIAL ENEMIKO/FACEBOOK, ST FILE PHOTO

A man accused of Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling's murder in 2007 will be further remanded, with his case adjourned to next Thursday.

A district court heard yesterday that Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee, now 35, had been in Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre but details of his health condition were not mentioned in court.

He is represented by Mr Shashi Nathan, Ms Tania Chin and Ms Laura Yeo from law firm Withers KhattarWong.

Mr Nathan told the court that he is making arrangements to meet his client at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Ahmad is accused of murdering Ms Teo, 19, at a Marine Terrace flat on June 30, 2007.

The Singaporean is said to have committed the offence with another man - Ragil Putra Setia Sukmarahjana, now 32.

The two men are believed to be friends of Ms Teo.

There has been no update on the whereabouts of her remains and investigations surrounding Ragil, who is said to be overseas.

Ms Teo's disappearance made headlines when her family and friends appealed for help.

They refused to believe that the teenager had run away.

The last time they saw her was on June 29, 2007, when she left her home in the Bras Basah area.

Closed-circuit television footage later showed her entering a lift in a Marine Terrace housing block with two men.

She has not been seen or heard from again.

When she did not return, her mother lodged a missing persons police report on July 3.

Officers began investigating and they initially classified Ms Teo's disappearance as a missing persons case.

This was because they did not find any facts linking the two men to her disappearance.

The men had earlier told officers that Ms Teo left the flat of her own accord.

Her friends and family then conducted their own search and more than 200 people got involved.

Meanwhile, the police continued regularly reviewing the case.

They got a break when the case was referred to the CID in July last year and officers uncovered new leads.

They arrested Ahmad on Dec 15 and he was charged with murder in a district court two days later.

Offenders convicted of murder will face the death sentence.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 01, 2021, with the headline Further remand for man accused of Felicia Teo's murder. Subscribe