SINGAPORE: A driver in a 2024 chain collision in Tampines that killed two people has had his guilty plea date delayed again.
Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 44, was set to plead guilty as early as October 2025, but this was changed several times. This year, he was scheduled to plead guilty in January, but this was shifted to April.
CNA’s checks of court records on Thursday (Mar 19) showed that the guilty-plea date for Apr 1 was rescheduled to a pre-trial conference on Mar 23. No new date has been fixed yet for a guilty plea.
A pre-trial conference is a hearing before a judge, held away from the public and media, during which both sides discuss administrative matters.
CNA understands that the delay has to do with the obtaining of certain medical reports.
Syafie faces five charges under the Road Traffic Act for an incident in April last year at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Tampines Avenue 4.
