SINGAPORE, Feb. 9 -- A 66-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for his role in the prolonged abuse and death of a 19-year-old girl in a Clementi flat in 2021.

According to CNA, the case, described by prosecutors as involving "horrifying and senseless torture," revealed months of starvation, systematic beatings, and confinement inflicted on Huang Baoying by a group of three individuals.

Lim Peng Tiong, a former machine operator, entered his plea at the High Court after a delayed and emotionally charged morning session.

Dressed in a purple jumpsuit, Lim appeared agitated, using an inhaler and arguing with his lawyers in Mandarin over details in the court documents before ultimate...