Samurai sword attacker flees court before sentencing

[hokkien]

Samurai sword attacker flees court before sentencing
Shaffiq AlkhatibThe New PaperSaturday, Nov 15, 2014
20141113_samurai_TNP.jpg
Samurai sword attacker flees court before sentencing
SLASHED: Mr Yun Yew Lee suffered injuries on his left forearm and back after Abdul Rahman Ibrahim attacked him with a samurai sword in June.
2 0 1
0
0
Print
SINGAPORE - He was about to be sentenced yesterday when he asked the judge for yet another adjournment.
But when District Judge Mathew Joseph turned down this request, Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, 64, decided to take matters into his own hands.
When his case resumed in the afternoon, the jobless man was nowhere to be seen.
A warrant of arrest was then issued against Abdul Rahman, who pleaded guilty on Sept 9 to one count each of trespassing and voluntarily causing hurt.
A third charge of being in possession of a weapon will be taken into consideration during sentencing.
He was released from prison in 2011 after serving nine years of preventive detention for drug-related offences.
Preventive detention is reserved for recalcitrant offenders, who must serve the full sentence with no reduction for good behaviour.
Abdul Rahman's long spell behind bars did not stop him from committing more crimes.
On June 6, at around 4pm, he barged into his neighbour's flat at Block 107, Commonwealth Crescent, armed with a chopper and a short samurai sword with a 32-cm blade.
The neighbour, Mr Yun Yew Lee, 41, was lying on a mattress in his living room when Abdul Rahman suddenly appeared and slashed his left forearm with the sword.
He then slashed Mr Yun on his back when the latter tried to turn away.
Abdul Rahman stopped the attack and left the flat when Mr Yun's younger brother rushed out of his room.
The court heard that Abdul Rahman used to be on good terms with Mr Yun and had borrowed money from him. Their relationship soured when he could not repay the loan, believed to be $50.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/crime/...r-flees-court-sentencing#sthash.v252Li8D.dpuf

 

[Maxim]

Man jailed 10 years for slashing neighbour with samurai sword and drug-taking

Published on Mar 18, 2015 6:21 PM

Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, who went round to his neighbour's house and slashed him with a mini samurai sword in a row over a debt, was jailed for almost 10 years on Wednesday. -- ST FILE PHOTO

By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A jobless man who went round to his neighbour's house and slashed him with a mini samurai sword in a row over a debt was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday.

Abdul Rahman Ibrahim pleaded guilty last September to trespassing into the home of Yun Yew Lee, 41, and injuring him on his forearm and lower back on June 6 last year. He also pleaded guilty to one of two drug consumption charges after taking morphine last November.

The court heard that Abdul Rahman had been on good terms with Mr Yun until their relationship soured over a partially-returned debt.

At about 4pm on June 6, he took a mini samurai sword with a 32cm-long blade and a chopper from his flat in Commonwealth Crescent and entered Mr Yun's unit. He felt he had been offended by the victim and decided to "settle it" with him.

The victim was lying on the mattress in the living room and talking to his 12-year-old nephew when Abdul Rahman came and slashed him on his left forearm.

When the victim tried to turn away from him, he was slashed again.

Abdul Rahman stopped and left when Mr Yun's brother came out of a room.

Abdul Rahman appeared in court on the morning of Nov 14 to be sentenced but absconded that afternoon when further submissions were due to have been made by the prosecution. An arrest warrant was issued.

He was arrested at his home on Nov 25 for suspected drug consumption.

His urine sample tested positive for morphine.

In 2002 he had been sentenced to nine years' preventive detention for drug-related offences, and was therefore liable for enhanced punishment of seven to 13 years for taking morphine.

District Judge Mathew Joseph said on Wednesday he had quite a "disturbing" record.

Abdul Rahman pleaded for another chance and promised not to re-offend but Judge Joseph said: "Your promise rings quite hollow especially in light of your absconding."

He sentenced him to 24 months for house trespass and eight years for drug consumption. An 18-month sentence for causing hurt with a dangerous weapon will run concurrently.

 

[mojito]

A jobless 64 year old man... Shouldn't he be retired?

 

[erection201l]

what race ?

 

[eErotica69]

A jobless 64 year old man... Shouldn't he be retired?

Now he gets free food and lodging at Changi Retirement Home.