SINGAPORE: Upset at his housemate who came home drunk, reeking and with urine dripping from his pants, a man pressed a bolster onto the housemate’s face, making him breathless.
Sachin Kumar Rai Shiokumar Rai, a 36-year-old Singaporean, was jailed for two weeks on Tuesday (Feb 20) for one count of a rash act endangering human life.
The court heard that Sachin lived in a rented flat in Punggol with the victim, a 60-year-old Singaporean man.
On Jan 25, the victim went home drunk, with an “awful smell”, the prosecutor said.
He had passed urine in his pants and it was dripping onto the floor. Sachin, who was home when the victim returned, told the older man off.
However, the victim rebutted and asked Sachin to mind his own business. He then lay on his bed, blasting music on his phone.
Sachin again told the victim off, before pressing a bolster onto the victim’s face. The older man wriggled to create space between his face and the bolster as he felt breathless.
Upon seeing the victim struggle, Sachin released his grip from the bolster and let go. The victim left and sought help.
The police prosecutor sought a month’s jail, taking into consideration that the victim “seems to be of very difficult character”.
For a rash act endangering human life, Sachin could have been jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$2,500 (US$1,860), or both.