<\/p>\n involved in a knife attack at Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre<\/p>\n
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Chong Yet Ying, 44, was convicted of three charges \u2013 voluntarily causing hurt, criminal intimidation, and causing hurt by a rash act. <\/p>\n
The court heard that on Oct 26, 2025, the Malaysian woman went to Manmin Resource Centre, a bookstore in the shopping mall, to look for her aunt. <\/p>\n
Chong was armed with a knife that had a 16.5cm blade. <\/p>\n
When she arrived, she asked a woman named Caroline, who was at the bookstore for a meeting, where her aunt was. <\/p>\n
Caroline said she did not know, and walked away to help Chong find her aunt. <\/p>\n
Agitated, Chong charged at Caroline with the knife. <\/p>\n
While doing so, she fell and accidentally slashed another woman, Lu, on the arm. <\/p>\n
Two others, identified in court documents as Wong and Chan, tried to stop Chong from hurting Caroline with the knife. <\/p>\n
Wong, who was holding on to Chong\u2019s wrist, was slashed on her right forearm amid the struggle. <\/p>\n
She had two lacerations on her forearm and injuries to her artery, nerve and muscle tendons, and had to undergo surgery. <\/p>\n
Chan had a laceration on his right leg from being slashed by Chong. <\/p>\n
A medical report from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) showed that Chong suffered from schizophrenia and was in a relapse episode around the time she committed the offences. <\/p>\n
Deputy Public Prosecutor Phoebe Tan said there was a \u201csubstantial contributory link\u201d between Chong\u2019s mental illness and her offences, though she was found fit to plead in a court of law. <\/p>\n
In mitigation, Chong said: \u201cI lost my job at that time and I was emotionally unstable so I made this mistake. I am very sorry and I plead for leniency.\u201d <\/p>\n
Court documents stated that the accused had prior instances of violence at Manmin Resource Centre. <\/p>\n
Her risk of reoffending is assessed to be high if she were to be released without supervision.<\/p>\n
District Judge Carol Ling asked for Chong to be remanded at IMH for two weeks. <\/p>\n
She will be sentenced on March 16. <\/p>\n
For voluntarily causing hurt, an offender can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $5,000, or both. <\/p>\n
For criminal intimidation, the penalty can be up to two years\u2019 jail, a fine, or both. <\/p>\n
An offender found guilty of causing hurt by a rash act can be jailed for up to a year, fined up to $5,000, or both. <\/p>\n
Offenders given a mandatory treatment order will undergo treatment for their mental conditions in lieu of jail time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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