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SINGAPORE – A bus driver who held delusions that his wife of 28 years was cheating on him and stabbed her to death in their Loyang condominium in 2017 pleaded guilty in the High Court on Tuesday (July 28) to a reduced charge of culpable homicide.
The prosecution is seeking 12 years’ jail for Krishnan Raju, 53, while the defence is asking for eight years.
Krishnan was originally charged with murder for repeatedly stabbing Madam Raithena Vaithena Samy, 44, an operations executive, on the night of Oct 26, 2017, at their Loyang Gardens home.
She suffered 13 stab wounds, including five to the chest which were fatal.
The charge was reduced after he was diagnosed by an Institute of Mental Health (IMH) psychiatrist with a type of delusional disorder in which the sufferer is preoccupied with the thought that his spouse is unfaithful, without any real proof.
Dr Cheow Enquan found that Krishnan’s disorder, which is also known as morbid jealousy, had substantially impaired his mental responsibility for the killing.
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