Sim Woh Kum | |
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| Born | c. 1933 |
| Died | 27 July 1973 (aged 40) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
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| Criminal status | Executed on 27 July 1973 |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (1 count) |
| Criminal penalty | Death sentence |
| Partner(s) | Mimi Wong - Ex-wife (executed on 27 July 1973) |
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| Victims | 1 |
| Date | 6 January 1970 |
| Country | Singapore |
Date apprehended | 7 January 1970 |
Sim Woh Kum (Chinese: 冼松锦; pinyin: Xiǎn Sōngjǐn; c. 1933 – 27 July 1973), also spelt Sim Wor Kum, was a Singaporean who was best known to be the accomplice of Mimi Wong, a bar hostess who was the first woman to be sentenced to death for murder in Singapore since its independence. Both Sim and Wong were alleged to have murdered Ayako Watanabe, who was the wife of Wong's Japanese lover on 6 January 1970. Sim had also helped Wong to restrain the victim while Wong repeatedly stabbed the woman to death. Both Sim and his wife were executed on 27 July 1973, making them the first couple to be subjected to capital punishment in Singapore since its independence in 1965.