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On the body of Audrey Fang, a Singaporean woman who was murdered by a suspect in Singapore, experts found DNA that belonged to the suspect.
L’Opinion de Murcia The National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Science confirmed that a sample linked to Mitchell Ong was taken in April 2024. Ong’s lawyer, however, has denied the identification.
Fang’s corpse was found dumped in an Abanilla (Murcia) ditch.
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The DNA match involved the Y-chromosome Haplotype. It is a collection of genetic markers which are directly passed from father to child.
Ong’s attorney Maria Jesus Ruiz de Castaneda claimed that the findings couldn’t be used as a definitive way to identify someone, because the genetic markers are shared by all males in Ong’s father’s lineage.
She added that the finding ‘reinforces the need to expand the investigation to include other possible individuals’.
“Mitchell Ong maintains innocence and fully trusts the work done by the Spanish justice systems,” she said.
Ong (43), was arrested after Audrey Fang, who was found dead in Alicante with multiple stab-wounds, was detained.
Fang, a Singaporean architect, left Singapore alone on 4 April to travel to Javea, on the Costa Blanca.
She was to return in eight days but she became uncontactable by April 10.
The 39-year old died of head injuries and knife wounds.
Ong, who was previously an insurance agent and a financial expert, was found to be nominated as the sole beneficiary of Fang’s Central Provident Fund savings, with the accounts reportedly containing around €500,000.
