Son lashes out at 72-year-old father over rental income, beating him with remote control
The 35-year-old man repeatedly struck his father’s head with a remote control before stomping on his chest, leaving the elderly man with fractures to his forehead and two ribs. This article ( Son lashes out at 72-year-old father over rental income, beating him with remote control ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .
In Singapore, a 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for assaulting his 72-year-old father during a dispute over rental income, according to Shin Min Daily News. The father had agreed to rent out a bedroom in their home to boost their combined income. The suspect, who believed his father was retaining all of their earnings, became enraged and began rampaging through their house, eventually resorting to throwing a remote control at his father's head.
The elderly man fell to the ground, allowing the son to stomp on his chest. Fortunately, the father managed to escape when the son went to the kitchen and promptly called the police. The victim was hospitalized with two fractured ribs on his left side, fractures on his frontal bone, and a scalp laceration. The son faces charges of intentional grievous bodily harm and reckless conduct endangering another person's life.
He pleaded guilty to one of the charges while the other awaits a decision from the judge. The court pronounced the sentence on Thursday morning (August 20). Meanwhile, a separate incident involved a 36-year-old man who broke into his ex-girlfriend's residence to reclaim his gaming console, subsequently assaulting another resident—leading to a fractured thumb— and faces charges of assault and trespassing.
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