Man, 85, allegedly hacked partner to death after she refused to give him bigger room
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SINGAPORE — An 85-year-old man allegedly hacked his 79-year-old long-time partner to death with a chopper after she refused to let him occupy a bigger room in their flat. Pak Kian Huat, alias Pek Kiah Huat, was due to plead guilty on Friday (Sept 23) to aMan, 85, allegedly hacked partner to death after she refused to give him bigger room
SINGAPORE — An 85-year-old man allegedly hacked his 79-year-old long-time partner to death with a chopper after she refused to let him occupy a bigger room in their flat. Pak Kian Huat, alias Pek Kiah Huat, was due to plead guilty on Friday (Sept 23) to a reduced culpable homicide charge for killing Madam Lim Soi Moy in their flat at Lorong 4 Toa Payoh. However, he disrupted court proceedings and disputed many details of the incidents, which happened at about 3.30am on Sept 1, 2019. The eventful hearing started with Pak's lawyer applying to discharge himself. Mr Jonathan Wong told the court that the original capital murder charge was reduced on the condition that Pak pleads guilty, but his client now wanted the death sentence to be imposed. When Justice Aedit Abdullah clarified this with Pak, the accused said through a Mandarin interpreter that the sentence of seven years' jail that his lawyer was seeking was too long. Pak suggested a term of not more than five years. The prosecution is asking for 15 to 18 years. Read more