SINGAPORE - Two young offenders were remanded at Changi Prison Complex for the preparation of their reformative training suitability reports when they assaulted an inmate, causing him serious head injuries including a fractured skull.
A district court heard on Friday (Sept 24) that following the attack, the victim, Indarjeet Singh Gopal Singh, 58, was assessed to require assistance in basic daily activities due to severe cognitive impairment.
Before the attack, one of the youths, Noor Awwalludeen Jamil, 19, had earlier been convicted of crimes, including drug-related offences .
He was later convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Singh and was sentenced to a total of 9½ years' jail with 11 strokes of the cane.
The assault took place on Sept 17, 2020.
A day before that, the second attacker, Muhammad Rahmat Abu Bakar, then 20, had pleaded guilty to drug consumption, as well as moneylending and traffic-related offences.
The Singaporean was sentenced to reformative training the following month.
Offenders in reformative training are detained in a centre and made to follow a strict regimen that includes foot drills and counselling.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Norine Tan said that at the time, Noor and Rahmat were cellmates, while Singh occupied another cell nearby.
Singh was unhappy with a group of younger inmates, including the pair, as they were generating "too much noise" in the cells on some nights.
The DPP added: "He had approached them to request that they quieten down, to no avail. He took to shouting and scolding them from his cell whenever they made noise.
"Instead of quietening down, the younger inmates made more noise and shouted insults to taunt and mock the victim."
Rahmat, now 21, is still undergoing reformative training. He pleaded guilty on Friday to voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Singh at the Changi Prison Complex.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...prison-complex-assaulted-inmate-causing-brain
A district court heard on Friday (Sept 24) that following the attack, the victim, Indarjeet Singh Gopal Singh, 58, was assessed to require assistance in basic daily activities due to severe cognitive impairment.
Before the attack, one of the youths, Noor Awwalludeen Jamil, 19, had earlier been convicted of crimes, including drug-related offences .
He was later convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Singh and was sentenced to a total of 9½ years' jail with 11 strokes of the cane.
The assault took place on Sept 17, 2020.
A day before that, the second attacker, Muhammad Rahmat Abu Bakar, then 20, had pleaded guilty to drug consumption, as well as moneylending and traffic-related offences.
The Singaporean was sentenced to reformative training the following month.
Offenders in reformative training are detained in a centre and made to follow a strict regimen that includes foot drills and counselling.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Norine Tan said that at the time, Noor and Rahmat were cellmates, while Singh occupied another cell nearby.
Singh was unhappy with a group of younger inmates, including the pair, as they were generating "too much noise" in the cells on some nights.
The DPP added: "He had approached them to request that they quieten down, to no avail. He took to shouting and scolding them from his cell whenever they made noise.
"Instead of quietening down, the younger inmates made more noise and shouted insults to taunt and mock the victim."
Rahmat, now 21, is still undergoing reformative training. He pleaded guilty on Friday to voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Singh at the Changi Prison Complex.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...prison-complex-assaulted-inmate-causing-brain
