Singapore: A 22-year-old man of Indian origin Singapore He was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment and 15 cane blows for stabbing a stranger to death with a Swiss folding knife issued by the Singapore Armed Forces during the COVID-19 “circuit-breaker” period in 2020.
surajshrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi has been convicted in a murder case. A news portal reported that he stabbed 38-year-old Tai Rui Hao on May 10, 2020, when they were both jogging.
He and Tai both lived in Punggol but did not know each other. Tai had started jogging two to three times a week since the introduction of Circuit Breaker (when people were not allowed to step out of their homes for non-essential activities, although exercise was allowed) while Surajsreekan became a regular. was a runner.
The court heard that May 10 was an important date for Surajsreekan as his father had left his family and it was also the date of his enlistment in the national service.
The memory of the date left him frustrated and angry.
When Surajsrikan left his home, he brought a Swiss folding knife issued by the Singapore Armed Forces with a 9 cm long blade, serrated on one edge, and a wet wipe.
While Surajsrikan was running, he lost his leg and fell near a bus stop. He wandered here and there for five to 10 minutes to control his anger.
When Tai left her behind, Surajsreekan’s anger “attracted” her, the court heard. He opened his knife, followed Tai and stabbed her in the back.
Surajsreekan then stabbed the victim in the arm and abdomen area and stabbed her when the victim was trying to sit.
The victim called 995 and paramedics found him bleeding on the grass. He was initially alert but later lost consciousness.
He died the next morning. Surajsreekan was identified by police cameras in which he was seen walking around the neighborhood with a knife. He was arrested and the knife was recovered.
An autopsy of the victim revealed 10 external injuries, including cuts, bruises and a deep wound in a muscle.
The cause of his death was determined to be a lesion to the right radial artery and a lung.
Surajsreekan was examined and found to be suffering from severe social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. According to the channel report, these had a serious impact on his life, causing him to lose his mood and become angry, but he did not qualify for depressive disorder.
Although Surajsreekan has not been convicted earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor andre chong And Han Ming Kuang said that he did not oppose life imprisonment for Surajsrikan.
Chong said, Surajsrikan killed the victim “needlessly, just to vent his anger at his circumstances”, and brutally with multiple knives.
defense lawyer Edmund Pereira Agreed with the sentence of life imprisonment but asked the judge not to use a cane.
justice Didar Singh Gill Surajsreekan’s punishment will not ‘bring back the victim’ nor ‘erase the memory of this painful period’.
“But I am hopeful that the punishment will bring some relief to the victim’s family. I also hope that the accused continues his medicine while in jail,” he said.
surajshrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi has been convicted in a murder case. A news portal reported that he stabbed 38-year-old Tai Rui Hao on May 10, 2020, when they were both jogging.
He and Tai both lived in Punggol but did not know each other. Tai had started jogging two to three times a week since the introduction of Circuit Breaker (when people were not allowed to step out of their homes for non-essential activities, although exercise was allowed) while Surajsreekan became a regular. was a runner.
The court heard that May 10 was an important date for Surajsreekan as his father had left his family and it was also the date of his enlistment in the national service.
The memory of the date left him frustrated and angry.
When Surajsrikan left his home, he brought a Swiss folding knife issued by the Singapore Armed Forces with a 9 cm long blade, serrated on one edge, and a wet wipe.
While Surajsrikan was running, he lost his leg and fell near a bus stop. He wandered here and there for five to 10 minutes to control his anger.
When Tai left her behind, Surajsreekan’s anger “attracted” her, the court heard. He opened his knife, followed Tai and stabbed her in the back.
Surajsreekan then stabbed the victim in the arm and abdomen area and stabbed her when the victim was trying to sit.
The victim called 995 and paramedics found him bleeding on the grass. He was initially alert but later lost consciousness.
He died the next morning. Surajsreekan was identified by police cameras in which he was seen walking around the neighborhood with a knife. He was arrested and the knife was recovered.
An autopsy of the victim revealed 10 external injuries, including cuts, bruises and a deep wound in a muscle.
The cause of his death was determined to be a lesion to the right radial artery and a lung.
Surajsreekan was examined and found to be suffering from severe social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. According to the channel report, these had a serious impact on his life, causing him to lose his mood and become angry, but he did not qualify for depressive disorder.
Although Surajsreekan has not been convicted earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor andre chong And Han Ming Kuang said that he did not oppose life imprisonment for Surajsrikan.
Chong said, Surajsrikan killed the victim “needlessly, just to vent his anger at his circumstances”, and brutally with multiple knives.
defense lawyer Edmund Pereira Agreed with the sentence of life imprisonment but asked the judge not to use a cane.
justice Didar Singh Gill Surajsreekan’s punishment will not ‘bring back the victim’ nor ‘erase the memory of this painful period’.
“But I am hopeful that the punishment will bring some relief to the victim’s family. I also hope that the accused continues his medicine while in jail,” he said.