SINGAPORE: A month after he was released from corrective training for breaking into a building to steal a carrot and two keys, an odd job labourer fatally slashed his landlord while intoxicated on almost 100 pills.
Affendi Yusoff, a 52-year-old Singaporean, appeared in court on Thursday (Oct 29) to face a charge of culpable homicide.
The court heard that he was possibly of unsound mind at the time, caused by his self-intoxication with dextromethorphan, a type of cough suppressant.
However, Justice Philip Jeyaretnam said he found it difficult to reconcile three psychiatrists’ reports with differing opinions on the state of Affendi’s mind.
He adjourned the case in order to arrange a hearing with the relevant psychiatrist present.
THE CASE
Before the case was adjourned, the prosecution read from a statement of agreed facts consented to by the defence.
Affendi was released from prison on Jun 11, 2024. He had been sentenced to five years’ corrective training with six strokes of the cane for breaking into a building and stealing a carrot and two keys.
On his release, Affendi’s sister arranged for him to rent a bedroom from the victim, 35-year-old Fiqri Choo Iskandar.
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