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source: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,...,145940,00.html? THE power of the law had little effect on the power of their grief. The man who caused their daughter's death was punished by the courts yesterday, but it was clear they were in anguish even after two years. Regan Lee Da Wen, 26, was sentenced to seven months' jail and banned from driving for 10 years. He pleaded guilty to causing car sales consultant Angelia He Xueli's death by a rash act while test-driving a Mazda MX-5 sports car along Upper Paya Lebar Road on 29 Oct, 2005. Miss He, 22, was in the front passenger seat. Outside the courtroom yesterday, after the verdict was read, Ms He's aunt confronted Lee's family, who had attended the sentencing. 'Only seven months! A young woman died! Do you think that's fair?' she shouted at them. The aunt, who was in tears, had to be calmed down by other family members. ONLY CHILD Ms He was the only child of Mr Ho Tuck Fatt, a former odd-job labourer, and his wife, Madam Loh Siaw Keow, a housewife. In court yesterday, even before the hearing began, Madam Loh began to cry, while Mr Ho sat with his jaw clenched. Later, in an interview with The New Paper outside the couple's flat, the aunt – Madam Loh's older sister - said: 'Since the incident, we've been very worried for my sister, and we call her everyday. '(Ms He) was their only daughter. They worked so hard to raise her, and then she was gone.' Mrs Ho has been unable to work since her daughter's death. When The New Paper visited the couple's Yishun flat last night, Mr Ho, 50, said: 'I just went to Mandai to see her.' 'I updated her on the case, like I often do.' He said he took along a bunch of lilies which are Ms He's favourite flowers. The couple visit their daughter's niche at Mandai Crematorium at least twice a week to offer prayers and make offerings. Mr Ho said that his daughter's pictures are displayed all over the flat. He said: 'He has taken her away from us. What's left are only photos and belongings and through these we can only hope to feel her existence around us.' Earlier, in a statement read out in court, Ms He's father, 50, spoke of the couple's agony. He said: 'Sometimes when I see a young girl outside, it would remind me of my late daughter.' Since they had to attend court regularly, Mr Ho quit his job. He is currently unemployed. He said in the statement: 'I do not know who will look after us after (her) death... Whatever the sentence, it cannot change the fact that (my daughter) is already gone forever. 'I am still angry with the driver for causing (her) death. Ms He's second death anniversary falls on Monday.' According to court documents, Lee and two friends went to the Village Credit showroom at Upper Bukit Timah, where Ms He worked, that fateful afternoon two years ago. As the cars they wanted to test-drive were unavailable there, arrangements were made for them to view and test-drive the cars at the MacPherson showroom. Lee was test-driving the car along Upper Paya Lebar Road, with Ms He in the front passenger seat, when the accident occurred at about 5.55pm. SPEEDING Eyewitnesses said that Lee was driving at or above 90 kmh at the time. The speed limit on that stretch of road is 50 kmh. He was driving the centre lane of the three-lane road when he lost control of the car while negotiating a left bend at high speed. The car mounted the central island of the road, went onto the opposite side of the road, and collided head-on into an oncoming BMW. It then flipped over and upwards, and landed on the roof of a motor van. Ms He suffered a broken neck. She was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where she died an hour after the accident. The driver and four other passengers in the BMW all sustained injuries and were sent to Changi General Hospital for treatment. Investigations showed that at the time of the accident, the weather was fine, and road surface was dry, and visibility was clear. The traffic on that stretch of road was also light. Checks showed that no defects were found in the MX-5's brake, steering and other mechanical systems. Lee had originally faced a more serious charge of causing Ms He's death by dangerous driving. But that was reduced to causing the death by a rash act, to which he pleaded guilty. The case caused a furore online in April this year, when Lee put up an Internet posting on a car website forum, saying he was shopping for a new car and asking for advice between two high-performance vehicles. The posts attracted thousands of comments, most of which expressed anger and outrage. The debate was also picked up by the media. Lee's licence was suspended by the Traffic Police after he was charged in court in April. In sentencing Lee, District Judge Eddy Tham said that the 'inescapable fact' was that Lee had driven in a rash manner and at an 'excessive speed', despite being unfamiliar with the vehicle and the route. And this, ultimately, was the reason he lost control of the vehicle and caused this tragedy. Lee could have been jailed up to two years, fined, or both.

the second pre-trial conference to be held on July 30 is over.. anyone got news on this? search noting from the news....

Christopher was sentence to 4 weeks jail,$4500 fine and ban driving for 3 years to day and he is going to appeal and is now out on $20k bail. Regan is now out on $10k bail.next court date will be 18th of June. who do you think have commited a more severe offence?