He came back, they fought again and Mr Goh was stabbed multiple times in his upper body, including his right upper arm which proved fatal. He also had injuries on his face and fingers."The cumulative effect of the separate pieces of evidence proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the fatal injury was caused by the accused, and that he did so intentionally," said Justice Aedit, in finding Toh guilty after his trial last August.
Toh's lawyers Wong Seow Pin and Dew Wong Li-Yen urged the judge to spare him the gallows, saying he did not manifest a blatant disregard for human life, nor was he so vicious as to outrage the feelings of the community. The"gruesomeness of the scene should not affect the outcome", they argued, noting Toh has low IQ.
Justice Aedit accepted that Toh did not know the injury was fatal, either during or after the attack, and this showed no blatant disregard for human life. Justice Aedit made clear the framework for the exercise of sentencing discretion under the Penal Code's Section 302 had been set out by a line of Court of Appeal cases.
'this showed no blatant disregard for human life' So he stabbed him REPEATEDLY then FLED and somehow the judge says this is not a blatant disregard of human life. Is the judge actually mentally fit for the job? Please explain how stabbing someone is not disregarding his life.