88-year-old man in wheelchair charged with murdering wife in Bukit Panjang flat
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Ridawi Morsudin is said to have murdered Madam Aminah Abdul, 74, between 6.40pm on June 4 and 12.58am on June 5 at Block 137 Petir Road.
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SINGAPORE – An 88-year-old man who allegedly murdered his wife
Ridawi Morsudin is said to have murdered Madam Aminah Abdul, 74, between 6.40pm on June 4 and 12.58am on June 5 in the flat in Block 137 Petir Road.
The charge did not state how the alleged act was committed.
The white-haired man attended the court session via video-link, with his left hand cuffed to a wheelchair. He listened to proceedings with the help of a Malay interpreter.
A police prosecutor requested for him to be remanded in the Complex Medical Centre in Changi Prison for a psychiatric evaluation.
The prosecutor said this is to ascertain if Ridawi realises the gravity of the offence, and to find out if there are any underlying mental conditions that reduce his culpability.
When the prosecutor’s request was interpreted to Ridawi, he leaned forward towards the video-link screen and mumbled a reply.
The interpreter said he could not understand Ridawi, but confirmed that the senior understood what the prosecution was asking for.
District Judge Tan Jen Tse ordered Ridawi to be remanded for three weeks to undergo a medical examination, and arranged for his case to be heard again on June 25.
The police said previously that they were alerted to a call for assistance around 1am on June 5 at the unit. Officers found Madam Aminah lying motionless inside the unit. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance around 12.45am. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.
Items seen outside the unit at Block 137 Petir Road on June 5.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Investigations are ongoing.
Those convicted of murder face the death penalty.
