Gravedigger Fadhil Yusop, 35, slashed a jogger on the forearm and chased a cyclist, before entering the main prayer hall of Masjid Al-Mawaddah in Sengkang and threatening a religious officer with a knife.
The court heard that on Jan 19, Fadhil took a 22cm-long knife from his kitchen and rode his bicycle in the direction of Masjid Al-Mawaddah.
Around 8pm, he came across a 24-year-old student jogging.
When the victim saw Fadhil holding a knife, he decided to jog on the main road instead of the foot path to avoid a confrontation.
Fadhil caught up with him and slashed him on the forearm, leaving him with a 20cm-long bleeding cut. The victim ran away and received five stitches for his injury.
Fadhil then came across another man, an employee of the Institute of Mental Health who was cycling towards the institute located in Buangkok. The employee immediately got down from his bicycle and gestured at Fadhil to stop.
When Fadhil pointed the knife at him, he pushed the bicycle in Fadhil’s direction and ran the opposite way. Fadhil chased him but gave up after a while.
At about 8.20pm, Fadhil entered the mosque and shouted “assalamualaikum” (Arabic for “peace be upon you”).
He then approached the 37-year-old religious officer and warned him not to teach anymore.
Alarmed, some of the attendees of the religious class detained Fadhil. The mosque's caretaker then called the police.
When police officers arrived, Fadhil claimed that while he was home, he heard voices telling him to go to the mosque.
While being arrested, he put up a violent struggle and kicked one of the policemen in the knee.
A psychiatrist’s report stated that Fadhil had taken a large number of cough suppressant pills. He had also been diagnosed in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) with substance use disorder.
In mitigation, he told the court that he regretted his actions.
“I over-consumed my cough mixture as it was my habit to do so,” he said, adding that he was his family’s sole breadwinner and that his wife is pregnant with their fourth child.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Gabriel Lim told the court that while Fadhil was diagnosed with substance use disorder, he was in control of his actions and was “self-intoxicated”.
District Judge Marvin Bay agreed, saying that the attack on the jogger was “vicious and unprovoked”.
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The court heard that on Jan 19, Fadhil took a 22cm-long knife from his kitchen and rode his bicycle in the direction of Masjid Al-Mawaddah.
Around 8pm, he came across a 24-year-old student jogging.
When the victim saw Fadhil holding a knife, he decided to jog on the main road instead of the foot path to avoid a confrontation.
Fadhil caught up with him and slashed him on the forearm, leaving him with a 20cm-long bleeding cut. The victim ran away and received five stitches for his injury.
Fadhil then came across another man, an employee of the Institute of Mental Health who was cycling towards the institute located in Buangkok. The employee immediately got down from his bicycle and gestured at Fadhil to stop.
When Fadhil pointed the knife at him, he pushed the bicycle in Fadhil’s direction and ran the opposite way. Fadhil chased him but gave up after a while.
At about 8.20pm, Fadhil entered the mosque and shouted “assalamualaikum” (Arabic for “peace be upon you”).
He then approached the 37-year-old religious officer and warned him not to teach anymore.
Alarmed, some of the attendees of the religious class detained Fadhil. The mosque's caretaker then called the police.
When police officers arrived, Fadhil claimed that while he was home, he heard voices telling him to go to the mosque.
While being arrested, he put up a violent struggle and kicked one of the policemen in the knee.
A psychiatrist’s report stated that Fadhil had taken a large number of cough suppressant pills. He had also been diagnosed in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) with substance use disorder.
In mitigation, he told the court that he regretted his actions.
“I over-consumed my cough mixture as it was my habit to do so,” he said, adding that he was his family’s sole breadwinner and that his wife is pregnant with their fourth child.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Gabriel Lim told the court that while Fadhil was diagnosed with substance use disorder, he was in control of his actions and was “self-intoxicated”.
District Judge Marvin Bay agreed, saying that the attack on the jogger was “vicious and unprovoked”.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...mosques-stripping-naked-threatening-religious
