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    • The man who stabbed his son-in-law to death in broad daylight in 2017 at Boon Tat Street in Singapore's Central Business District has passed away. An obituary online announced the passing of Tan Nam Seng on Aug. 10, 2025. His age was listed as 80 in his obituary, but his actual age at the time of passing should have been 77. In Chinese tradition, it's common to add three years to a person's age upon their death.   Who is he?   Tan pleaded guilty to the crime more than three years after the stabbing occurred. He was 69 years old when he killed his son-in-law, who was 38, on Jul. 10, 2017, in full view of a business district lunchtime crowd. The incident shocked people in Singapore, but sentiments online shifted to empathy for Tan when more details of the case emerged in court.   What happened   Tan was a semi-retiree at the time of the offence. The victim, Spencer Tuppani, was stabbed three times in the chest at 121 Telok Ayer Street. The victim, whose full name is Spencer Tuppani Shamlal Tuppani, was at a coffee shop having lunch with his friends at the time. He ended up staggering a few metres before collapsing along Boon Tat Street. He died shortly after. One of the stab wounds went through his main artery. The killing was dubbed the "Boon Tat Street death".   Son-in-law got involved in family business   The events that led to that fateful day could be traced back more than a decade. Tuppani married Tan's eldest daughter, Shyller, in 2005.   Photo via Shin Min Daily News   That was when he began working for one of Tan's companies. It was reportedly his second marriage. Tuppani had a daughter from his first marriage.   Father-in-law founded company in 1974   Tan, a businessman, founded a port management services company, TNS Shipping, in 1974. Over the years, it expanded into various companies under the TNS name — his initials — and became a family-run business. His three daughters worked for their father in the TNS group of companies.   Company didn't do well for a few years   During the global financial crisis from 2008 to 2009, the TNS group of companies were consolidated into TNS Ocean Lines. Tan became the chairman. Shyller was the firm’s commercial head. Her husband, Tuppani, was a director who oversaw business expansion, as well as sales and marketing. The company did not do well for four years from 2012 onwards. Business only improved in 2016. When that happened, Tuppani suggested selling it to a bigger corporation.   Son-in-law reportedly saved company   Tuppani has been lauded as a savvy businessman. He was said to have sold practically everything he owned to invest in TNS Ocean Lines when it was on the brink of bankruptcy following the 2008 global financial crisis. In 2014, as the company's fortunes were improving, he told August Man magazine: "I even sold my watches for whatever I could get, just so that I could put it back into the company." In 18 months, he steered the fledgling company back to profitability, quite a feat for a man who was at that time in his early 30s.   via August Man     Father-in-law left son-in-law at the helm   Tan was contemplating retirement at that time when things got better. He left the sale of his company to his son-in-law. Tuppani then persuaded his wife and father-in-law, who were the company's shareholders, to assign their shares to him to boost his stake in the company. This was so that the buyer of the company did not have control of it. Tuppani's wife and father-in-law agreed and the sale proceeded the next month, reportedly for S$9 million. Tuppani was then appointed CEO of the firm in December 2016. But Tan was unhappy as he received only about S$450,000 from the sale of his shares.   Son-in-law was having an affair   In early 2017, Tuppani's wife found out her husband had been having an affair and he had two children with another woman. Tuppani had three other children with his wife. They agreed to a divorce, as they quarrelled frequently. Both husband and wife still lived in the same house as Tan — a landed property along Sennett Lane, in a private estate located in Bedok South. Tuppani reportedly did not keep his affair hush-hush, as friends knew about it.   Father-in-law believed Tupanni wanted company   Tan became convinced that Tuppani was planning to divorce Shyller. He was also convinced Tuppani wanted to cheat him of his business, and take control of all the shares in the company. Tan felt miserable and was unable to sleep at night, as he ruminated excessively about Tuppani's actions. Tuppani had moved out of the home around April 2017, about three to four years after the family moved to Sennett Lane.   Tuppani visited on weekends   Tuppani would visit the family only on weekends to spend time with the three children he fathered with Shyller. But the couple argued constantly over issues during these visits. They fought over custody and access to the children. Tan, as the father-in-law, often engaged in mediation between the two feuding spouses. He also suggested arrangements for Tuppani to see the three children.   Father-in-law suspected son-in-law recording arguments   By the middle of June, about a month before Tuppani was killed, the relationship soured considerably. Tan found out Tuppani was recording his arguments and conversations with Shyller. The head of the household suspected his son-in-law intended to use the recordings in divorce proceedings to get custody of the children and even avoid paying alimony. Tan told Tuppani to stop provoking Shyller.   Another daughter suspended from company   On July 4, Tan’s other daughter Sherry had an argument with Tuppani's personal assistant in the office. Sherry, who was the human resource manager, was suspended from the company. The argument was apparently over the alleged circulation of messages concerning Tuppani and Shyller’s family matters.   Father-in-law grew more worried   Tan was even more certain by that point that his son-in-law was going to cheat him of his business, proceeding with his plan to remove Shyller from the company after Sherry was suspended. Tan was unable to sleep at night.   Meeting cancelled   Tan then arranged to meet Tuppani to discuss Sherry’s suspension a day after the incident. Tuppani agreed. But he later cancelled on his father-in-law. Tan, as Tuppani's former boss and father-in-law, thought his son-in-law would rearrange the meeting. But Tuppani did not do so. Tan then felt that Tuppani was deliberately avoiding and disrespecting him, the court heard.   Day of murder   On the fateful day, Jul. 10, Tan was driving to the company’s Cecil Court office at around lunchtime. He saw Tuppani having a meal with three friends at a coffee shop at 121 Telok Ayer Street. Tan became angry. He decided to confront his son-in-law as he felt Tuppani was avoiding him. Tan went to the office at about 1:20pm, and took a 22cm-long knife from the pantry. He placed the knife in his sling bag and walked to the coffee shop. Tan walked up to Tuppani with his left hand placed under the cover of his sling bag. He was holding on to the knife handle. Tuppani saw Tan approaching and called out, “Pa”. Tan then asked Tuppani why he was not talking to him, and asked his son-in-law if he had anything to say. Tan said briefly in Hokkien, "You are too much", as Tuppani remained seated. Tan was, at that time, standing in front of Tuppani. Before Tuppani could respond, Tan pulled out the knife from his sling bag and stabbed his son-in-law three times in his chest in quick succession. Closed-circuit television footage of the stabbing was played in court.   Kicked son-in-law twice in the face   Tuppani, injured, ran towards Boon Tat Street. He collapsed outside A Poke Theory restaurant. Blood pooled on the ground. Two of his friends called the police. Tan followed Tuppani, who had by then, fallen to the ground. Passers-by at the scene tried to help Tuppani, but Tan pushed them away. The elderly man told those at the scene not to help his mortally wounded son-in-law. He pushed them away, saying: "This is my son-in-law, don't help him, let him die." The passers-by walked away. And when other passers-by tried to help, Tan told them to "stay away". He said to them, "He has come here to die", and "I wish to kill him". Tan then walked up to Tuppani and kicked his face twice. He did it forcefully. He then put the knife covered in blood on a table, and sat on a chair. He then waited for the police to arrive. CCTV footage of the incidents outside the restaurant were also played in court.   Father called daughter to tell her the deed was done   After the stabbing, Tan called his eldest daughter Shyller. He told her he had stabbed Tuppani thrice. Shyller, who was crying over the phone, told Tan not to do anything. Her father replied: “What’s done cannot be undone.” Tan also said: “I can’t sleep at night. I have done it. I have killed him. Don’t cry. I am old already. I am not scared going to jail.”   Police arrive to find Tan seated calmly   Police officers arrived shortly to find Tan seated on a chair. He was calm. Tan pointed to the weapon on the table before they could say anything. The knife was a metre away from him. Tan said: “The knife is there.” He pointed at Tuppani and said: “That’s my son-in-law.”   via video on social media     Victim pronounced dead   Tuppani was lying in a pool of blood, and was unresponsive. He was sent to Singapore General Hospital and as pronounced dead at about 2:15pm.   Father-in-law confessed to crime in police car   In the police car on the way to the Police Cantonment Complex, an officer asked Tan why the stabbing occurred. Tan said he was unhappy with how Tuppani mistreated his daughter. Tan also said he had approached Tuppani a few times since April 2017 to sort things out, but nothing changed. Tan was initially charged with murder. It was subsequently reduced to culpable homicide.   Depression   The downgrading of the charge occurred after it was found that he was suffering from major depressive disorder, also known as clinical depression. He was also experiencing a major depressive episode at the time of the offence. He was ruminating overwhelmingly about the well-being of his daughter, the court was told during his trial. Tan's worries about the well-being of his daughters would have adversely affected his impulse control and judgment at the time of the alleged offence. It would also have significantly impaired his mental responsibility for the alleged murder, the court heard.   Wife issued short statement following tragedy   Shyller, then 46, issued a short statement two days after the killing. The statement said: "This is a double tragedy for the family. Our family has lost a loved one and my beloved father is facing a serious charge. "You cannot imagine our immense grief, but please try to understand and let us have some peace." The woman Tuppani was having an affair with reportedly turned up at his funeral. The Chinese media subsequently reported extensively on Tuppani's passing. They reported on his rather public relationship he had with his mistress. They also found out about his past marital status.   Proceedings in court translated into Hokkien   Tan was brought to court from remand in Changi Prison for his hearings, more than three years after the stabbing. The elderly man appeared slimmer than when he was first arrested. Family members were present at the trial. The hearing was translated into Hokkien to him by a court translator. Tan was facing a jail term for life or up to 20 years, and a fine. He could not be caned as he is above 50 years old. He was eventually sentenced to eight-and-a-half years' jail. His jail term was backdated to the date of his arrest. With the usual one-third remission, The Straits Times reported in 2020 that he was expected to be released in about two-and-a-half years' time.   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44745297/adding-notebook-tabs-in-tkinter-how-do-i-do-it-with-a-class-based-structure
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