Two fresh charges against man accused of abetting elder abuse

SINGAPORE — Two more charges were today (July 31) pressed against the neighbour of the Lower Delta Road household which was purportedly captured in a video abusing an elderly woman.

Darwinder Singh, 39, is now also accused of abetting his neighbour Khamis Abas in voluntarily causing hurt to his wife Kamisah Burel by feeding her human faeces and urine in April this year.

A similar charge was brought against Singh when he was first hauled to court last week, accusing him of abetting Ms Kamisah’s daughter Siti Nur Redha to feed her mother human faeces and urine on July 1.

The other fresh charge against Singh today is for slapping Mr Khamis on one occasion sometime last year. In total, Singh faces three charges now.

The saga broke when a video clip was circulated on social media early last week purportedly showing Ms Kamisah being hit by a younger woman outside a flat.

The police are investigating reports lodged against Ms Siti and Mr Khamis, with the reports classified as a case of voluntarily causing hurt.

Appearing in court today, Singh asked the court for bail to be offered so that he can care for his mother.

“There’s no one to take care of her except me. Please help me,” he said, claiming that his mother has a heart condition. The judge ordered Singh to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for two weeks for psychiatric observation. His case will be heard in court again on Aug 14.

If convicted of abetting in voluntarily causing hurt to Ms Kamisah, Singh may be jailed up to seven years, fined and caned, on each charge.

The charge of slapping Mr Khamis carries a maximum penalty of two years jail and/or a S$5,000 fine.