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| Tuesday, December 19, 2006 |
| The Verdict is Out! |
The verdict is in on the Singaporean couple accused of trying to kill their two young daughters by force feeding them 120 sleeping pills each on March 11 last year. The father has been found guilty in a Sydney court and faces up to 25 years in jail. The mother is cleared because she was mentally ill.
The husband and wife claimed they were so depressed they did not know their actions were wrong.
The couple had second thoughts and called for help when one of the girls suffered fits after taking the pills. The children, now recovered, returned to Singapore to live with their grandparents.
In passing the verdict, Judge Graham Armitage said he was convinced the girls' father, 35, had "the capacity to reason and understand the nature of his action" despite suffering from a mental illness.
The judge, however, cleared his wife, 36, of any wrongdoing, adding that her mental illness had clouded her judgment.
Wonder what will be the outcome of the verdict had they been tried in Singapore? |
| posted by Rita Goh @ 10:28 AM |
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