SINGAPORE – A heavily intoxicated 31-year-old man and a 71-year-old man bumped into each other outside a supermarket in Serangoon North one afternoon in 2024, sparking a quarrel between the two strangers.
They moved their dispute to a back alley, where the younger man, who was almost a head taller, rained punches on the older man and stomped on him.
The victim died in hospital 10 days later from severe head injuries.
On Oct 8, Mohamed Serajudeen Mohamed Yusoff, who is now 33, was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for killing John Andrews on Nov 19, 2024.
“This is the epitome of senseless violence,” the prosecution said in sentencing submissions.
Three other charges were considered during sentencing. These related to offences he committed against two other individuals before and after his attack on Andrews.
In sentencing him, Justice Andre Maniam considered as aggravating factors the vulnerability of the victim and the fact that Serajudeen, who has a history of alcohol-induced aggression, had drunk excessively earlier that day.
He rejected defence arguments that the victim getting into an argument meant he was less vulnerable.
“Not only did the accused strike the first blow, he struck all the blows,” the judge added.
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