Man jailed after calling IMH with murder threat, later found in Woodlands park with large chopper

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SINGAPORE — A man called his case officer at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and told her that he wanted to 'kill people' and 'kill everyone', prompting the woman to file a police report that sparked an island-wide search for the man.

SINGAPORE — A man called his case officer at the Institute of Mental Health and told her that he wanted to"kill people" and"kill everyone", prompting the woman to file a police report that sparked an island-wide search for the man.

On Tuesday , Mustaqim Zakaria, 22, was jailed for 21 weeks after pleading guilty to one charge under the Protection from Harassment Act and one charge of carrying a weapon that may cause hurt. Mustaqim was found at 8.45pm that same day at Woodlands Waterfront Park. A search of his personal belongings found a 30.5cm chopper with a blade measuring 18.5cm.

Investigations further revealed that he had bought the knife because he wanted to kill his father out of anger for disowning him.When asked by the judge for his mitigation plea, Mustaqim, who appeared via video link from remand and without legal representation, responded: “How about my phone? My phone is with my IO ”.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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