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DAN v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2025] SGCA 45
The Court of Appeal held that the appellant's sentence for culpable homicide should be enhanced to life imprisonment due to the egregious nature of the abuse, which included prolonged cruelty, the victim's extreme vulnerability, and the appellant's breach of parental trust.
CNK v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 42
The court held that while a mental disorder may attenuate culpability, it does not act as a blanket excuse, especially where the offender retains rationality and premeditation. Retribution and deterrence remain dominant principles for heinous offences.
Public Prosecutor v Chee Cheong Hin Constance [2006] SGHC 60
The court held that while the Hodgson criteria for life imprisonment were satisfied, a term of 10 years' imprisonment was appropriate given the accused's mental disorder and the availability of a support mechanism for her rehabilitation.