May 6, 2010
Teen held over brother's death
Student was at home with older sibling when they allegedly got into fist fight
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The victim's 18-year-old brother was arrested (above). -- PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, LIANHE WANBAO
Police (above) at the flat last night. -- PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, LIANHE WANBAO
A FIST fight that allegedly broke out between two brothers at home yesterday afternoon left one of them dead. The body of a 23-year-old, Mr Mohd Hassan Othman, was found lying face up in the living room of his family's four-room flat in Tampines when the police arrived. He was pronounced dead by paramedics at 4pm.
His 18-year-old brother, who was also in the flat, was arrested at the scene. The secondary school student did not put up a struggle. The case has since been classified as murder. The victim, who had a history of mental illness, was alone at home with his brother when the fight allegedly broke out.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Additional reporting by Alexis Cai
