{
  "id": 17071151,
  "title": "Man, 52, who allegedly killed Yishun landlord in 2024 took nearly 100 pills, may have been of unsound mind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/man-52-who-allegedly-killed-yishun-landlord-in-2024-took-nearly-100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:24:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/yishun-killed-man-landlord/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Affendi Bin Yusoff, aged 52, is accused of killing his 35-year-old landlord, Fiqri Choo Iskandar, in Yishun in 2024. The incident occurred in the 10th-floor lift lobby of Block 803, where Affendi and Fiqri resided together. Affendi was found guilty of culpable homicide, while Fiqri succumbed to over 97 injuries, primarily on his head. The prosecution contends that Affendi allegedly consumed nearly 100 pills, a mix of dextromethorphan and gabapentin, before the incident, causing him to be of unsound mind. However, the verdict is still clouded due to conflicting psychiatric assessments. The first psychiatrist deemed Affendi as unsound at the time of the offence, attributing his actions to heavy intoxication. However, in a subsequent report, the same psychiatrist concluded that Affendi was of sound mind, as his dextromethorphan dosage was within a tolerable limit. Despite these discrepancies, the court found the reports highly contradictory and adjourned the hearing for further clarification from the psychiatrist.",
  "summary": "The pills could cause dissociative effects if taken at high dosage.",
  "key_points": [
    "Affendi Bin Yusoff, 52, accused of killing landlord Fiqri Choo Iskandar in 2024.",
    "Affendi allegedly consumed nearly 100 pills, including dextromethorphan and gabapentin.",
    "Conflicting psychiatric assessments clouded verdict on Affendi's mental state."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}