Mentally unsound S'porean man, 90, who killed wife gets notional 5-year jail term
He was 88 at the time of the incident and suffered from dementia.
On August 28, a frail 90-year-old Singaporean man, Ridawi Morsudin, was sentenced to a notional five-year jail term for the brutal killing of his 74-year-old wife in their Bukit Panjang flat. Judge found the elderly man unfit to stand trial due to his severe mental condition, including dementia and delirium at the time of the murder.
The court considered Ridawi's frail health and the low risk of reoffending, but decided that he posed a danger due to his brutal actions. This case is believed to be the first of its kind in Singapore, and the court determined that Ridawi was the only person who could have inflicted the injuries, as his wife was last seen alive at 7 PM on June 4, 2024, and found dead six hours later.
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