73-year-old Geo Kim Hock was sentenced to 10 months jail yesterday (29 March), for slashing a coffeeshop owner and his son with a knife.
The incident reportedly happened on 25 August 2020 at an office unit above a coffeeshop located at Bendemeer.
He was sentenced to an additional 3 weeks in jail for previously setting fire to the coffeeshop.
Geo bought a knife and scissors from a hardware shop near the crime scene and proceeded to attack the coffeeshop owner.
The owner’s son then tried to stop the aggressor but was slashed as a result.
Two other men nearby witnessed the attack and went forward to stop the old man, subduing him before police arrived at the scene.
The judge noted that Geo has a high chance of relapsing, he would need to at IMH after his imprisonment to continue receiving treatment.
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