Tampines woman admits hurling religious insults at neighbour, offender plans to move out

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Tampines woman admits to hurling religious insults at neighbour, offender plans to move out

SINGAPORE — A 66-year-old woman suffering from a mental illness pleaded guilty at the State Courts on Wednesday to two charges of wounding the religious feelings of her Muslim neighbour in Tampines.

Offenders given an MTO, a community-based sentencing option, will have to undergo psychiatric treatment at the Institute of Mental Health for a period of up to three years instead of serving jail time. Marliah’s daughter had been helping her clean her home earlier that day, but Lee was unhappy with the noise caused by the vacuuming and shouted at the mother and daughter from her home, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Vincent Ong.

Two months later, on 11 June, Marliah called the police again at about 12 noon as Lee had been cursing at her since the morning. But he noted that Lee was assessed by a government psychiatrist to suffer from chronic delusional disorder and that there was some contributory link between the illness and the commission of the offences.

Chung said his client did not have a good and cordial relationship with her neighbours over the years, but added that and that her impending relocation may remove the trigger point and help in her future conduct. Yahoo News Singapore understands that Lee and her family plan to move out within a month.

 

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