I was terribly shocked when I hear this. After rushing to work and trying to get the piece of news confirmed, Jacob George told me that the SDP website has confirmed it.
| Tuesday, 30 September 2008 |
| Singapore Democrats The SDP has received information that Mr Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam has died. He passed away in the hospital this morning apparently of a heart attack. Mr Jeyaretnam was in court arguing a case up until till yesterday. After a week of cross-examining a witness, he said that he was tired and wanted to rest. The case was adjourned for two weeks when he died this morning. His body is at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital. We will update readers as and when we receive more information. The Singapore Democrats mourn the heartbreaking loss. http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/1164-j-b-jeyaretnam-has-passed-away |
