Death of Winnifred Teo
Winnifred Teo Suan Lie | |
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An undated photo of Winnifred Teo before her death | |
| Born | Winnifred Teo Suan Lie 29 March 1967 Singapore |
| Died | 22 May 1985 (aged 18) Old Holland Road, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Murdered by stabbing |
| Resting place | A cemetery in Singapore |
| Education | Final year of pre-university education at Catholic Junior College (incomplete due to her death) |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Murder victim |
On the evening of 22 May 1985, 18-year-old Winnifred Teo Suan Lie (张碹丽 Zhāng Xuànlì), then a student of Catholic Junior College, went out for an evening jog as usual, but never came back. The next morning, Teo's naked body was found lying in the undergrowth off Old Holland Road, Singapore. She had several stab wounds on her body and was sexually assaulted prior to her death. Autopsy reports showed that Teo was restrained and put up a fierce struggle against her killer(s) before her death from excessive blood loss.
The brutality of Teo's rape and murder brought great shock across the whole of Singapore in 1985. Although the police extensively investigated the case, the killer(s) were never caught. Teo's murder case is one of Singapore's most notable unsolved murder cases.