Jail for disco bouncer who fled S'pore after fatally stabbing disruptive patron

A bouncer who worked at a disco in Geylang Road confronted a disruptive patron with a knife, stabbed him twice in the thigh to "teach him a lesson", and left the victim bleeding in the stairwell.

- Selina Lum

Lee Heng Wong then threw the knife in a basin, told the bartender he had stabbed the patron, and carried on with his duties.

But after he learnt that the victim had died, the Singaporean fled to Malaysia.

Lee, who is now 55 years old, was on the run for more than 12 years before he surrendered to the Malaysian police on Oct 11, 2022. He was taken back to Singapore two days later and arrested the same day.

On Oct 18, Lee was sentenced to 16 years' jail by the High Court after he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of culpable homicide.

He admitted that he had fatally stabbed the victim, 23-year-old Chinese national Xi Wei Feng, at De Basement Live Disco in the early hours of Feb 14, 2010.

He was originally charged with murder after his arrest. The reason for the amendment was not mentioned in open court.

Lee, who was 40 years old at the time of the incident, worked as bouncer and manager at De Basement Live Disco. Deputy Public Prosecutor Brian Tan told the court that in the early hours of Feb 14, 2010, the victim became intoxicated and disruptive at the disco.