SINGAPORE — An 88-year-old man was on Thursday (June 6) charged with murdering a 74-year-old woman.

Ridawi Morsudin was handed one charge of murdering Madam Aminah Abdul between 6.40pm on June 4 and 12.58am on June 5 in a third-storey flat at Block 137, Petir Road.

He appeared in court via video link from his place of remand, with grey and white hair and seated in a wheelchair.

The prosecution applied for him to be remanded for psychiatric evaluation to "ascertain if he realises the gravity of the offence", and to find out if he had any underlying mental conditions that reduces his culpability.

The police said in a statement that they were alerted to a call for help at a unit along Petir Road in Bukit Panjang at about 1am on Wednesday.

Officers found the woman lying motionless inside the unit and paramedics declared her dead.

Ridawi was arrested at the scene.

If convicted of murder, he could face the death penalty. CNA