Death of Upper Bukit Timah twins: Father to plead guilty to culpable homicide

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The next stage in Xavier Yap Jung Houn's case will be a pre-trial conference in the High Court in May.

SINGAPORE: The father originally accused of the murder of his twin sons in Upper Bukit Timah is expected to plead guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.11-year-old Yap Kai Shern Aston and Yap E Chern Ethan by strangling them at a covered canal near a playground in Greenridge Crescent on Jan 21, 2022. Both reportedly had special needs.not amounting to murder, with the intention of causing the boys' deaths.

His case will be transferred to the High Court, where it will undergo a pre-trial conference on May 26. In an earlier hearing, the court heard that Yap had been remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric assessment. He was found to be suffering from major depressive disorder of moderate severity, around the time of the offences.

Culpable homicide not amounting to murder carries penalties of life imprisonment and caning, or up to 20 years' jail and a fine or caning. If the act was carried out without any intention to cause death, an offender can be given up to 15 years' jail, a fine, caning or any combination of these punishments.

 

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虎毒不食子

He should be given 2 weeks jail just like Karl Liew.

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