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- ↑ hermesauto (2019-07-15). "3 new High Court judges and an international judge appointed from Aug 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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- ↑ Lum, Selina (19 August 2019). "Gardens by the Bay murder trial: Leslie Khoo sentenced to life imprisonment for killing lover, burning her body". The Straits Times. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ "Public Prosecutor v Khoo Kwee Hock Leslie" (PDF). Singapore Law Watch. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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