Singaporean parents jailed after 8-month-old son dies from severe abuse

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Chloe Gan Ci Xuan and Neo Jia Ming were sentenced in Singapore for the severe abuse leading to the death of their 8-month-old son, Trevor Neo Yu Hin. Over seven months, the baby was subjected to physical violence including shaking, smothering, and slapping as a way to stop him from crying. Gan was given a 15-year-and-three-month jail sentence while Neo received a 16-year term for their respective roles in the child's death and abuse.

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Chloe Gan Ci Xuan and Neo Jia Ming, parents from Singapore, were jailed for severe abuse leading to the death of their 8-month-old son Trevor Neo Yu Hin in October 2026. The baby was subjected to shaking, smothering, and slapping over a period of seven months to stop him from crying. Gan pleaded guilty to three charges including causing the child's death and ill-treating him, receiving a sentence of 15 years and three months. Neo admitted to four charges involving allowing the child’s death, domestic abuse against his wife, and other forms of mistreatment, getting sentenced to 16 years in jail.

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Singaporean

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Gan PERSON · 2× Chloe Gan Ci Xuan PERSON · 1× Neo PERSON · 1× Neo Jia Ming PERSON · 1× Singaporean NORP · 1× Trevor PERSON · 1× Trevor Neo Yu Hin PERSON · 1×

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In the last seven months of his life, the baby was shaken, smothered and slapped to stop him from crying Chloe Gan Ci Xuan, 23, and Neo Jia Ming, 27, were sentenced respectively to 15 years and three months’ jail and 16 years’ jail for various charges over the death of their son, Trevor Neo Yu Hin.

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2026-10-21 · South China Morning Post

Singaporean parents jailed after 8-month-old son dies from severe abuse · assertive framing

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Singaporean parents jailed after 8-month-old son dies from severe abuse asserted

son → jail → abuse

Xuan → shake → son

Gan pleaded guilty to three charges comprising causing the death of a child, ill-treating a child and permitting such ill-treatment. asserted

Gan → plead → treatment

Neo pleaded guilty to four charges: allowing the death of a child, ill-treating a child, permitting Gan’s ill-treatment of Trevor and domestic abuse of his wife. asserted

Neo → plead → wife