Elderly man shoved to death over drug dispute in Geylang, attacker gets 6 years 10 months jail and caning

Although Zubir’s wife and the dealer tried to intervene, the confrontation escalated. The victim stood up to continue arguing, but was shoved again, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground.

Zubir picked up a broken part of the cane and threw it at the victim.

The assault continued until the dealer stepped in, helped the injured man onto a chair and told Zubir to leave. At that point, the victim’s eyes were red and he was bleeding from his nose and mouth.

However, about three minutes later, Zubir unexpectedly returned.

As the victim slowly approached him, Zubir shouted at him again before forcefully pushing him to the ground for the fifth time. The victim’s head struck the ground and he was unable to get up.

When the dealer returned shortly after, the victim was foaming at the mouth and bleeding from his ears and nose.

He was still conscious when police arrived and even attempted to sit up at about 2.55pm, but later died in hospital from his injuries.

The accused was subsequently charged with 13 offences, including voluntarily causing grievous hurt, intentional assault, and theft. He pleaded guilty to four charges on April 24, with the remaining charges taken into consideration.

He was sentenced to six years and 10 months’ jail, as well as 12 strokes of the cane.

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