Kallang Wave Mall knife incident: Man with mental condition jailed more than 5 years for attempted murder of random woman
A man who was charged with the attempted murder of a woman at Kallang Wave Mall in July last year, pleaded guilty to attempted culpable homicide causing hurt on Monday (Nov 2).He was sentenced to 5.5 years in jail. Another two charges for possessing weapons were taken into consideration during sentencing.Chua Jing Yuan, a 27-year-old Singaporean, stabbed the 31-year-old in the chest that day.She was with her boyfriend and an acquaintance drinking in a bar at the mall when the incident happened. According to charge sheets, Chua stabbed her with a knife at about 1.20am when she went to the restroom. The court heard that he was suffering from major depressive disorder with psychotic features.He was first seen at Jurong Polyclinic in May 2021 for anxiety, and later referred to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder with obsessive compulsive symptoms.After undergoing treatment, Chua was said to have improved, but defaulted after an appointment in March 2023.