Spain | Judge denies alleged killer deportation request over concerns about death penalty in Singapore

Spanish law enforcement agencies have informed MHA that they are prosecuting Ong in Spain.

Singapore has no jurisdiction over the alleged murder of Audrey Fang committed by Mitchell Ong in Spain, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.

In response to Mothership's queries, MHA said that if Ong was deported to Singapore, he would not be investigated or prosecuted for the alleged murder.

This information has been communicated to the Spanish counterparts, and Spanish law enforcement agencies have also informed MHA that they are prosecuting Ong in Spain.

"The Singapore government will render assistance to the Spanish authorities within the ambit of our laws," said MHA.

On May 28, Spanish news outlet La Opinion de Murica reported that Spain's agency responsible for immigration and border control requested Ong's deportation.

However, a judge in Spain denied the request over concerns about the death penalty in Singapore.

Request denied

The judge said the request to deport Ong did not meet the conditions outlined under Article 57.7 of Spain's Organic Law, where the immediate deportation of a foreigner can take place if the individual has been charged and is given a jail sentence of six years or less, or given an alternate sentence, such as a fine.

Ong's attorney also opposed the request, stating that an expulsion would be a violation of the rule of law and international treaties that Spain has signed and ratified.

If Ong is convicted of murder in Spain, he could reportedly be jailed for a minimum of 15 years or up to 25 years.

Several offences warrant the death penalty under Singapore's law, including murder.

Alleged murder

Ong, 43, is suspected of killing Fang, 39, in Abanilla, Spain, in April 2024.

The woman was travelling solo in Spain before she was found dead 150km away from where she was last seen.

She had at least 30 knife wounds on her.

Fang had nominated Ong as the only beneficiary for her Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts six months before she was allegedly murdered.

She had deposited nearly S$200,000 into her CPF accounts for investment-linked products, and the nomination was done in person on Oct. 4, 2023, at a CPF service centre, The Straits Times reported.

The information about the in-person nomination was provided by the deceased woman's 34-year-old brother, who received the information from the CPF Board.

Fang's brother, Benjamin Fang, said the family is "shocked" to hear about Ong's nomination as the sole beneficiary and that they had not heard of him before this incident.

The deceased woman's sibling added that the family will contest the nomination.

Ong is the insurance agent who sold Fang two investment-linked policies in 2015.

The two also had been in a "relationship" since 2014.

According to local Spanish media La Verdad, two university friends of Fang's testified in a Spanish court via video call from Singapore.

The two also said Fang and Ong had met through a social dating network.

Source: mothership.sg, Hannah Martens, May 29, 2025

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