In a surprising turn of events, a neighbour of the household at the centre of an abuse video that has gone viral this week was charged in court this afternoon (July 24).
Darwinder Singh, 39, was charged for abetting his neighbour, Ms Siti Nur Redha, to voluntarily causing hurt to her mother by feeding the latter with human faeces and urine.
A district court heard that Singh allegedly abetted Ms Siti on July 1 at Blk 48 Lower Delta Road. No charge has presently been brought against Ms Siti.
The prosecution requested for Singh to be held in custody for police to conduct raids and visit the alleged crime scene, to investigate “the offences that have taken place over a long period of time”.
Singh, dressed in a blue polo tee today, told the court that Ms Siti had been feeding her mother, Ms Kamisah Burel, with faeces and urine daily. “I only ask them to feed her once, but they do that every day,” he claimed.
Singh added that he “pounded” his jewel and sold off mobile phones as Siti had asked him for money.
“I need to take care of my mother, I also have a medical condition and my mother too,” he said, adding that his family receives support from a community development council.
Singh will be back in court next Friday (July 31).
If convicted of abetting in voluntarily causing hurt, Singh could be jailed up to seven years, fined and caned.
The police and Ministry of Social and Family Development are investigating a video of Ms Kamisah being hit by a younger woman outside a HDB flat at Lower Delta Road. The video went viral early this week.
Police is investigating reports lodged against Ms Siti and Ms Kamisah’s husband and they have been classified as a case of voluntarily causing hurt.
Source: www.todayonline.com
