An elderly man who slashed his son with a chopper multiple times in March this year was sentenced to three years and six months’ jail on Tuesday (3 July).
Weng Kim Song, 74, pleaded guilty in the State Courts to one charge of using a weapon to cause grievous hurt to his 33-year-old son, Yuan Pei Sheng Benson.
Another offence of using a weapon to cause hurt to his son’s girlfriend in the same attack was taken into consideration.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Houston Johannus told the court that the father and son had an “acrimonious” relationship. They lived together and often argued over Yuan’s “aggressive and rude behaviour” as well as his use of illegal drugs, said the prosecutor.
At about 3pm on 25 March, Weng rang his 70-year-old wife, Ho Bee Choo, on her phone but their son picked it up instead. Yuan was rude during the call and another argument began between the two.
Weng was still upset when he reached the family’s sixth-floor Commonwealth Close flat at about 8.35pm. Yuan was asleep in his room with his girlfriend at the time and had left the room’s door ajar.
Weng then took a chopper with a 22 cm blade from the kitchen, tucked it in the back of his pants, and entered his son’s room to demand an apology. At that point, Weng’s intention was to “slash the victim (Yuan) if he did not apologise”, said Johannus.
Yuan woke up when Weng entered but instead of apologising, another quarrel ensued. Weng then started slashing his son on the head, back, arms and legs. Yuan’s girlfriend tried to stop the attack by throwing a bolster but Weng attacked her as well.
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Weng Kim Song, 74, pleaded guilty in the State Courts to one charge of using a weapon to cause grievous hurt to his 33-year-old son, Yuan Pei Sheng Benson.
Another offence of using a weapon to cause hurt to his son’s girlfriend in the same attack was taken into consideration.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Houston Johannus told the court that the father and son had an “acrimonious” relationship. They lived together and often argued over Yuan’s “aggressive and rude behaviour” as well as his use of illegal drugs, said the prosecutor.
At about 3pm on 25 March, Weng rang his 70-year-old wife, Ho Bee Choo, on her phone but their son picked it up instead. Yuan was rude during the call and another argument began between the two.
Weng was still upset when he reached the family’s sixth-floor Commonwealth Close flat at about 8.35pm. Yuan was asleep in his room with his girlfriend at the time and had left the room’s door ajar.
Weng then took a chopper with a 22 cm blade from the kitchen, tucked it in the back of his pants, and entered his son’s room to demand an apology. At that point, Weng’s intention was to “slash the victim (Yuan) if he did not apologise”, said Johannus.
Yuan woke up when Weng entered but instead of apologising, another quarrel ensued. Weng then started slashing his son on the head, back, arms and legs. Yuan’s girlfriend tried to stop the attack by throwing a bolster but Weng attacked her as well.
More at https://sg.yahoo.com/news/man-74-slashed-son-multiple-times-jailed-3-years-6-months-113729214.html
