{
  "id": 76922,
  "title": "90-year-old man who killed wife in Bukit Panjang flat unfit to stand trial: Prosecution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/90-year-old-man-who-killed-wife-in-bukit-panjang-flat-unfit-to-stand",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T08:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/90-year-old-man-who-killed-wife-in-bukit-panjang-flat-unfit-to-stand-trial-prosecution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 88-year-old man with dementia, Ridawi Morsudin, has been found unfit to stand trial for the fatal attack on his 74-year-old wife in their Bukit Panjang flat in 2024. Prosecutors told the High Court on August 3 that Ridawi, now 90, was incoherent when police arrived at the scene and was disoriented, unable to explain what happened. The prosecutor sought a notional imprisonment period of five years, while Ridawi's public defender sought a period of two to three years, given his client's physical frailty and age. The judge will decide on the appropriate course of action on August 13, marking the first case to come before the High Court under this legal procedure.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}