Man charged with murdering 73-year-old man at Telok Blangah void deck

This is to assess if he was suffering from any abnormality of mind that substantially impaired his mental responsibility for any acts or omissions related to the alleged offence.

The judge granted the request.

The police earlier said they had received calls for assistance near Block 61, Telok Blangah Heights at about 6pm on Monday.

Officers found a 73-year-old man lying motionless at the ground floor. Another man, aged 53, was injured.

Both men were taken to hospital, but the older man died.

Foong subsequently called the police to surrender. He was arrested in the area and is believed to have acted alone, the police said.

They added that there was currently no evidence to suggest it was a “religiously motivated attack or an act of terror”.

On Wednesday, Foong asked for a Mandarin interpreter.

He is represented by Mr Josephus Tan, Mr Cory Wong and Mr Devlin Mohyong from Invictus Law.

If convicted of murder, he can be sentenced to death.