SINGAPORE: A man who was shot by the police after he charged at an officer while brandishing a knife outside Clementi Police Division appealed against his jail term in the High Court on Tuesday .
On Feb 17 last year, Soo went to Geylang, and drank cough syrup and diazepam. He then took a knife and loitered along a pavement in Clementi, randomly swinging the knife at pedestrians on the instruction of a voice he heard in his head. A 41-year-old man suffered an arm injury as a result of Soo's actions.
He observed that two"common grounds" between the prosecution and the defence appeared to be that Soo had drug-induced psychosis and auditory hallucinations that were quite distressing, causing him to attempt to take his life at times. Mr Tai pointed to Soo's antecedents, especially an incident in 2019 when he punched an auxiliary officer while under the effects of substance abuse.
Opening the defence's arguments, Mr Chooi said Soo was a remorseful offender who pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.