SINGAPORE — A man accused of murdering his 11-year-old twins near a playground in Upper Bukit Timah had his charges reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder on Tuesday (Feb 28).
Xavier Yap Jung Houn, 49, is accused of causing the deaths of his two sons by strangling them at a covered canal at Greenridge Crescent Playground on Jan 21, 2022.The boys Yap Kai Shern Aston and Yap E Chern Ethan werethat Saturday, prompting the deployment of Gurkhas and the police's K-9 unit.He is now defended by lawyer Choo Si Sen, having been represented by Anil Singh Sandhu previously.
If the act was carried out without any intention to cause death, an offender can be given up to 15 years' jail, a fine, caning, or any combination of these punishments. CNA
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