The 45-year-old man from Hong Kong whose mentally-challenged son was found abandoned at the Marina Promenade on Jul. 21 may have to stand trial in Singapore.
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Singapore Police Force and the Hong Kong police, who'd arrested the father at his Ping Shek Estate home two days after he returned from the Lion City, are currently still investigating the situation and negotiating the terms of the trial.
A Hong Kong police source told SCMP that the suspect should be tried there as it was where the "alleged offence was plotted" and from where "the boy was taken to Singapore".
But if the evidence in his hometown is insufficient to prosecute him, he might have to be extradited to Singapore, they said.
Initial investigation suggested the man had grown tired of caring for his 11-year-old, understood to be the second out of three, and had dumped him in Singapore after researching welfare for mental patients here.
According to Singapore police, arrangements are currently being made to send him back to Hong Kong.
His mother, divorced from her husband, is said to be uncontactable.
The 45-year-old man from Hong Kong whose mentally-challenged son was found abandoned at the Marina Promenade on Jul. 21 may have to stand trial in Singapore.
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Singapore Police Force and the Hong Kong police, who'd arrested the father at his Ping Shek Estate home two days after he returned from the Lion City, are currently still investigating the situation and negotiating the terms of the trial.
A Hong Kong police source told SCMP that the suspect should be tried there as it was where the "alleged offence was plotted" and from where "the boy was taken to Singapore".
But if the evidence in his hometown is insufficient to prosecute him, he might have to be extradited to Singapore, they said.
Initial investigation suggested the man had grown tired of caring for his 11-year-old, understood to be the second out of three, and had dumped him in Singapore after researching welfare for mental patients here.
According to Singapore police, arrangements are currently being made to send him back to Hong Kong.
His mother, divorced from her husband, is said to be uncontactable.