What triggered the fatal dispute between Ng and his roommate?

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The fatal dispute was triggered when Ang slammed the door and the pair exchanged vulgarities on March 15, 2023.
Ng’s attack followed a specific incident on March 15, 2023, when his 61-year-old roommate, Ang Cheng Kek, slammed the door and the two then exchanged vulgarities. Investigators said Ng later decided he could no longer tolerate Ang, and he carried out the attack the next early morning at about 2.10am on March 16.
A co-living row had been ongoing for months before the trigger
The men shared a one-room rental flat in Redhill Close and had months of disputes while co-living. Their clashes included issues over smoking, laundry, noise at night, and Ang’s girlfriend visiting the flat, which had no partition for privacy.
The immediate trigger was anger over a door-slamming incident
On March 15, 2023, the immediate trigger was Ang slamming the door after Ng woke up. After that, the two exchanged vulgarities, and Ng decided he could no longer tolerate Ang.
The timeline moved from the dispute to the attack within hours
The fatal assault happened the next early morning, around 2.10am on March 16. During the attack, Ng poured boiling cooking oil mixed with chopped chillis on Ang and then stabbed him repeatedly.
The dispute occurred in a shared, cramped living setup
The flat’s lack of privacy, described as having no partition, formed part of the background to the ongoing conflict. Both men were unemployed, and earlier incidents included Ang making a police report alleging Ng threatened to kill him after Ang refused to lend money.

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