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The High Court convicted Nguyen Ngoc Giau of murder under s 300(c), finding her admissions reliable, intoxication unproved as a defence, and sudden fight not established.
The High Court convicted Seet Poh Jing of trafficking in 4,509.2g of cannabis mixture, rejecting his CBD research defence and a drug-induced hypomania claim.
The High Court dismissed a youth offender’s appeal against 24 months’ detention in a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre, finding the probation and psychiatric reports adequate.
The High Court acquitted the accused of sexual assault, attempted rape and outrage of modesty, finding reasonable doubt on consent and capacity, and alternatively mistake of fact.
Majority held that the Second Limb is satisfied because appellant’s MDD and SUD operated synergistically (MDD was the underlying substrate exacerbating SUD) and that the combined disorders substantially impaired the appellant’s mental responsibility (particularly his ability to control his actions and resist drug-seeking) in relation to both his decision to traffic and the specific act of handing the drugs to his wife; accordingly s33B(3)(b) is made out and the death sentence was set aside and substituted with life imprisonment under s33B(1)(b).
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The High Court found Saridewi Binte Djamani had at most mild to moderate methamphetamine withdrawal during the statement-taking period, so her statements remained reliable.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Daryati’s murder appeal, rejecting diminished responsibility after finding the psychiatric defence unsupported by objective evidence.
Court of Appeal dismissed Teo Ghim Heng’s appeal against murder convictions, rejecting diminished responsibility and constitutional challenges to Penal Code ss 299 and 300(a).
The Court of Appeal held that premeditation does not by itself bar diminished responsibility, but dismissed the appeal because the appellant failed to prove it on the facts.
The High Court convicted Teo Ghim Heng of murdering his wife and daughter, rejected diminished responsibility and provocation, and upheld the Penal Code provisions challenged.
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