Boon Lay wedding ceremony slashing: Man admits attacking visitor with bread knife

SINGAPORE – A person who was upset that one other man was speaking to his girlfriend used a bread knife to attack him at a wedding celebration in Boon Lay on April 6.

Muhammad Sajid Saleem, 20, pleaded responsible to 2 fees on Wednesday, together with one depend of voluntarily inflicting grievous damage with weapons.

He additionally confronted one depend of being a member of a secret society between July 2020 and April 2022, and had three different fees considered throughout sentencing.

Deputy Public Prosecutor R. Arvindren stated the assault happened in a carpark close to Block 175 Boon Lay Drive.

The day earlier than, Sajid and his buddy, a 19-year-old man, mentioned going there as they knew the one who was speaking to his girlfriend can be close by for the marriage.

The pair went there with two 23.5cm-long bread knives and attacked two visitors on the wedding ceremony celebration.

DPP Arvindren requested the court docket to condemn Sajid to 39 months’ jail and 6 strokes of the cane, describing the assault as hideous and citing the necessity for deterrence.

He added that the day of the assault was imagined to be one to recollect for the victims and the marriage couple, however finally turned a day to overlook for everybody concerned.

Sajid’s lawyer N. Divanan from Phoenix Regulation Company requested the court docket to name for a report to find out his reformative coaching.

However DPP Arvindren stated that even when the report had been to point out Sajid’s suitability for reformative coaching, the prosecution would stand by its place of calling for a jail sentence.

Reformative coaching entails detention in a centre with a strict routine that may embrace foot drills and counselling.

District Decide Carol Ling known as for the reformative coaching report. Sajid, who’s in remand, will return to court docket on Nov 23 for sentencing.

For voluntarily inflicting grievous damage with weapons, he will be jailed for as much as 15 years and fined or caned.