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Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee (born 1985) is a Singaporean murder suspect accused of killing a fellow Singaporean by the name of [[Disappearance of Felicia Teo (2007)|Felicia Teo, who went missing in 2007]].<ref name=":0">Choo, Daryl. “[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/felicia-teo-murder-case-whats-known-about-suspects-so-far Felicia Teo murder case: What’s known about the suspects so far]”. ''Today Online''. December 17, 2020. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref> On 15 December 2020, Ahmad was placed under arrest after authorities uncovered fresh leads on the 13-year-old “cold” case.<ref name=":0" />
== Background ==
=== Personal life & education ===
Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee attended the Lasalle College of the Arts from 2000-2004, where he pursued a diploma in Communication Design and Advertising.<ref name=":0" /> It is known that he met Felicia Teo through his friend and accomplice, Ragil Putra Setia Sukmarahjana; both Felicia and Ragil were enrolled at the Lasalle College of the Arts at the time.<ref name=":0" />

According to news reports, he had also been known as “Danial Enemiko” on social media.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
=== Razer ===
Prior to his arrest, Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee was a creative manager at the gaming and technology company, Razer Inc.<ref name=":0" />
== Newsworthy incidents ==
=== The murder of Felicia Teo ===
Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee has been accused of murdering Felicia Teo, a 19-year-old student who went missing on 30 June 2007.<ref name=":1">Thet, Nyi Nyi. “[https://mothership.sg/2020/12/a-summary-of-felicia-teos-13-year-cold-case-the-2-men-suspected-of-murdering-her/ A summary of Felicia Teo’s 13-year cold case & the 2 men suspected of murdering her]”. ''Mothership.sg''. December 17, 2020. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref> He had been acquainted with the victim prior to her disappearance.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
==== Fresh leads emerge 13 years later (2020) ====
Several years after Felicia Teo’s missing persons case was declared cold (2007), the Singapore Criminal Investigation Department (CID) managed to uncover fresh leads in the midst of further investigations into the case.<ref name=":1" />

While tracing what the authorities believed to be Felicia’s possessions at the time of her disappearance, the investigations pointed to Ahmad as a prime suspect.<ref name=":1" /> CID then proceeded to arrest him on 15 December 2020.<ref name=":1" />

During the 2007 investigations, Ahmad and his accomplice, Ragil had once claimed that they last saw Felicia with a “cream-coloured bag containing her Apple laptop and digital camera”.<ref name=":1" />
==== Arrested and held in remand for investigations (2020) ====
Ahmad was taken into custody on 15 December 2020 and later charged over a video link for the murder of Felicia on 17 December.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">Wong, Cara. Lau, Jean. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-to-be-charged-with-murder-of-teen-missing-for-over-13-years S'pore teen missing for over 13 years allegedly killed by two schoolmates; one man charged]”. ''The Straits Times''. December 17, 2020. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref> He was sporting unkempt hair and wore a grey T-shirt, and appeared to be impassive as his charge was read to him.<ref name=":0" />

Subsequently, he was held in remand at the Tanglin and Central Police Divisions. It had also been reported that his family hired a legal team from Withers KhattarWong to defend his case.<ref name=":4" />

According to court papers, Ahmad and Ragil are believed to have murdered Felicia at the 19 Marine Terrace, sometime between 1.39am and 7.20am on the morning of 30 June 2007.<ref name=":3">Lay, Belmont. “[https://mothership.sg/2022/06/ahmad-danial-mohamed-rafaee-not-charged-felicia-teo-case/ Man accused of killing Felicia Teo not acquitted of murder charge, but faces charge of disposing body]”. ''Mothership.sg''. June 27, 2022. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref><ref name=":4" /> Due to the new evidence, he was also accused of “intentionally omitting to give information” on Felicia’s disappearance and death, from the authorities.
==== Granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for the murder of Felicia Teo (2022) ====
In June 2022, the court substituted his murder charge with 6 other charges for lesser offences and offered him bail.<ref name=":2">Tham, Davina. “[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/felicia-teo-ahmad-danial-murder-discharge-acquittal-appeal-2796956#:~:text=Ahmad%20Danial%20was%20originally%20charged,Sukmarahjana%2C%20who%20is%20at%20large. Felicia Teo case: Suspect appeals for discharge amounting to acquittal for murder]”. ''CNA''. July 8, 2022. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref><ref name=":3" /> At the same time, it was ruled that Ahmad will be granted a discharge without amounting to an acquittal.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

He is now faced with charges for 6 lesser offences that largely involve providing false accounts or omitting evidence key to investigations:<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
* He created a false impression that Felicia was alive by making calls and sending voicemails and messages to her phone and social media accounts.
* To corroborate his initial statements to the police, he left Felicia’s phone nearby East Coast Park.
* He was found to be in possession of Felicia’s mobile phone, MacBook Pro, and Olympus DSLR camera, which he did not declare to the authorities during the 2007 investigations.
* On 11 and 15 July 2007, he claimed that he did not know what happened to Felicia after she left a party on the night before her disappearance.
* He left Felicia’s corpse somewhere near Punggol Track 24. Under the Act, he could be jailed for up to six months or fined up to S$2,000, or both.
==== Appealing for discharge amounting to an aquittal for the murder of Felicia Teo (2022) ====
On 8 July, Ahmad’s legal team filed for an appeal for his discharge.<ref name=":2" /> They pushed their case forward on the premise that the second suspect, Ragil, is still at large. This meant that Ahmad will still face the possibility of being prosecuted for the murder in the future, for “an indeterminate time”.<ref name=":2" />
==== Set to return to court to plead guilty (2022) ====
[[File:Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee pictured arriving at the State Courts on July 6, 2022. Photo from Channel NewsAsia..jpg|alt=Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee pictured arriving at the State Courts on July 6, 2022. Photo from CNA.|thumb|''Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee pictured arriving at the State Courts on July 6, 2022. Photo from [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/felicia-teo-ahmad-danial-murder-discharge-acquittal-appeal-2796956#:~:text=Ahmad%20Danial%20was%20originally%20charged,Sukmarahjana%2C%20who%20is%20at%20large. CNA].'']]
As of September 2022, Ahmad is out on a bail of S$20,000 and is set to plead guilty in court on 14 October 2022.<ref>Tang, Louisa. “[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/felicia-teos-death-new-date-set-suspect-plead-guilty-charges-including-disposing-body-1985416 Felicia Teo's death: New date set for suspect to plead guilty to charges including disposing of body]”. ''Today Online''. September 6, 2022. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref> Previously, he had been expected to attend court for such a hearing on 6 July 2022, but had been adjourned due to unresolved matters between prosecution and defence.<ref>Tang, Louisa. “[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/felicia-teo-death-man-accused-disposing-body-adjourned-1937221 Felicia Teo's death: Hearing adjourned for man accused of disposing of body, giving false evidence]”. ''Today Online''. July 6, 2022. Accessed 9 September 2022.</ref>

==== Sentenced to 26 months in jail ====
On 14 October 2022, Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee was sentenced to 26 years in jail after coming clean about disposing of Felicia Teo's corpse, "misappropriating her belongings, fabricating false evidence and giving false evidence to the police."<ref name=":5">Lam, Lydia. "[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ahmad-danial-mohamed-rafaee-sentenced-jail-depositing-felicia-teo-body-taking-belongings-false-evidence-3006551 Felicia Teo case: Jail for man who dumped and burned body, lied to police to cover up drug offences]". ''CNA''. October 14, 2022. Accessed 21 October 2022.</ref>
Prosecutors had said that the crime was premeditated and requested for a total jail sentence of 27 months, given that Ahmad had planned how he would dispose of the body. The pair transported Teo's body out of the Marine Terrace flat in a carton box to Punggol Track 24 where they proceeded to dig a shallow hole in the ground and set the body ablaze. After covering the remnants of the burnt corpse with soil, the pair then misappropriated Teo's belongings to mislead the police.<ref name=":5" />

Ahmad had also kept his part in Teo's death a secret from his family and friends, resulting in the "perversion of justice for a long period of 13 years".<ref name=":5" />

Ahmad's lawyers argued that Ahmad had also acted in the way that he did out of fear of being caught for drug consumption. It was revealed that both Ahmad and Ragil had discovered Teo's body was cold to the touch after taking ecstasy in the wee hours of the morning on 30 June 2007.<ref name=":5" /> 

His jail sentence takes into account the 1.5 years he spent on remand.<ref name=":5" />
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