Singaporean man pleads not guilty to murdering wife in Newcastle

What began as a family holiday in northern England ended in tragedy when Madam Pek Ying Ling, 51, was found unresponsive in a Newcastle apartment on December 6, 2021. Her husband of more than 27 years, Singaporean Fong Soong Hert, was arrested that same morning and now faces a murder charge before Newcastle Crown Court. He has entered a plea of not guilty, and the case moves toward a June 2022 trial — a reminder that the most intimate of human bonds can become the site of the gravest of ruptures, and that justice, once set in motion, follows its own measured course.