Three convicted murderers were hanged in Changi Prison

Three convicted murderers were hanged in Changi Prison. Sri Lankan Ranwilage Suren Sanjeewa Fernando, 25, had been sentenced to death in June 1998 for murdering compatriot James Richard Lucky Dias Gunawardana on October 5, 1997. Chan Chim Yee, 42, had been sentenced to death in November 1999 for stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend Ooi Ang Yen, on August 11, 1998. Fishmonger Lau Lee Peng, 46, had been sentenced to death in November 1999 for the murder of Tan Eng Yan alias Tan Ah Lay on August 26, 1998.