20 year old, Surajsrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi was charged over the stabbing of 38-year-old Tay Rui Hao near a bus stop in Punggol Field Road on May 10 at 11.08pm.
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He will be remanded at Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre and he will return to court on June 5.
Mr Tay, who was jogging when he was fatally stabbed by Surajsrikan, died from the severe injuries.
Preliminary police investigations revealed that Surajsrikan is not known to the victim and is believed to have acted alone.
Surajsrikan is currently facing the death penalty.