SINGAPORE: A 42-year-old man accused of murdering a woman in Hougang was on Thursday ( Dec 19 ) remanded further for psychiatric assessment.
Du Zaixing, a Taiwanese nationwide, is accused of causing the death of Ms Dao Thi Hong at a ground-floor store of Block 210, Hougang Street 21, at around 11.05am on Dec 10.
Charge plates did not state how Ms Dao, 34, died. The death penalty is imposed for the crime of death.
Du wore a bright red shirt T-shirt as you showed up in court via video link. He listened quietly to court trials, which he followed through a Mandarin speaker.
A officers prosecutor requested that Du be held for three weeks at Changi Prison’s Complex Medical Center for clinical evaluation.
Ms. Safia Begum, Du’s attorney, declined to subject to this. Additionally, she requested that Du be informed that he had a attorney representing him.
The judge approved the request and set for Jan. 9, 2025, for Du’s following notice.
Du was originally imprisoned with permission to travel to the crime scene to conduct inquiries.
He was arrested at the picture on Dec 10 and taken to hospital, as he sustained injuries in the event.
The target and a 26-year-old gentleman, who were found with stab wounds, were also taken to hospital.
Ms Dao afterwards died in the clinic.