A S'porean man, 37, shoved a 78-year-old man who had hit his father on the head with an umbrella, causing the older man to hit his head on the ground & die 2 days later.   He was handed 9 months' jail.   ➡️ https://bit.ly/46tBnTW   Follow us @mothershipsg   Full Case Details — Jimmy Yar Hock Long (Aug 2026)   📌 Basic Case Information   - Offender: Jimmy Yar Hock Long, 37, Singaporean - Deceased: Goh Kim Inn, 78 - Date of Incident: 25 May 2025 - Sentencing Date: 27 August 2026 - Charge: Pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt that resulted in grievous hurt / death  - Sentence: 9 months' imprisonment - Bail: S$20,000 — he remains on bail until sentence commences - Start of sentence: 28 September 2026       📖 What Happened   Location: Pedestrian crossing at junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Wolskel Road   Yar was crossing the road with his 70-year-old father, Yar Mui Cheoh, when Goh approached from behind and struck the father on the head with an umbrella.   Seeing his father attacked, Yar rushed forward, grabbed Goh, and shoved him forcefully onto the pavement. Goh fell, struck his head on the ground, and became motionless. He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he died two days later from the head injury.       📋 Background — History of Altercations   The deceased Goh and Yar's father had a long-running dispute:   - Jan & Mar 2024: Goh assaulted Yar's father on both occasions → Goh given two police warnings on 20 Aug 2024 - 21 Mar 2024: Yar's father also issued a police warning for fighting with Goh in a public place - The reasons for their ongoing conflict were not disclosed in court documents  - Yar's father suffers from serious health issues: regular kidney dialysis and is recovering from stage-four cancer       ⚖️ Sentencing Submissions & Decision   - Prosecution: Sought 10–12 months' jail, arguing the harm caused was "of the most severe variety" — the assault resulted in death - Defence: Submitted no more than 8 months' jail. Argued: - Yar acted spontaneously and impulsively in response to a sudden, unexpected attack on his father - Goh "was certainly not a helpless victim" — he was the initial aggressor - The father's vulnerable health made the intervention understandable - Judge's decision: 9 months' imprisonment — a middle ground between both positions        ⚖️ Key Considerations   - The offence was causing hurt that resulted in death, not murder or culpable homicide — the critical distinction is that there was no intention to kill - Mitigating: spontaneous reaction to an assault on a family member; guilty plea - Aggravating: the push caused a fatal injury to an elderly person       ⏰ Timeline   Date Event  Jan 2024 First recorded altercation — Goh assaults Yar's father  Mar 2024 Second altercation  20 Aug 2024 Both men issued police warnings  25 May 2025 Fatal incident occurs  27 Aug 2026 Yar sentenced to 9 months' jail  28 Sep 2026 Scheduled to begin serving sentence         

Judge See Kee Oon reduced Nur Diyanah bte Mohamed Ramdan's sentence for unlicensed money transfer services, ruling the district judge wrongly relied on an unrelated money-laundering precedent.   https://theonlinecitizen.com/2026/08/28/high-court-cuts-scam-mule-s-jail-term-from-nearly-eight-months-to-15-weeks   Full Case Details — High Court Reduces Scam Mule's Jail Term (28 Aug 2026)    📌 Basic Case Information   - Appellant: Nur Diyanah bte Mohamed Ramdan - Judge: Justice See Kee Oon (Judge of the Appellate Division) - Original Sentence: 31 weeks (7 months 3 weeks) imprisonment + S$1,000 fine - Revised Sentence: 15 weeks imprisonment + S$1,000 fine unchanged - Offence: Single charge under Section 5(1) of the Payment Services Act 2019 — carrying on unlicensed money transfer services; punishable under s.5(3)(a)  - Judgment Delivered: 31 July 2026; Grounds of Decision issued: 27 August 2026; Reported: 28 August 2026        📖 Background & Offending Conduct   In October 2023, Nur Diyanah was recruited on Facebook by a person calling himself "Larry Xiaohui", who offered her an administrative job paying S$4,000/month. She accepted and provided her POSB bank account number.    - On instructions, she opened a cryptocurrency trading account, received funds into her bank account, converted them to Bitcoin, and transferred to wallet addresses supplied by Larry. - After her POSB account was frozen over suspected scam/money-laundering activity, she provided her OCBC account and continued the same process until it too was frozen.  - Period: October–November 2023 - 48 transactions totalling S$159,731.90 passed through her accounts - Accounts linked to 8 police reports; at least S$43,196 traceable to scam proceeds - She received S$1,000 total in payment from Larry - She admitted she suspected from the outset the money could be illegal proceeds        ⚖️ Sentencing at District Court   - Prosecution submission: Cited Vijay Kumar v PP [2023], which sets a 3-week starting point for a typical first-time offender under the Payment Services Act. Prosecution sought 10–12 weeks.  - District Judge's approach: Instead used a starting point of 11 months' imprisonment, reduced 30% for guilty plea to arrive at 31 weeks. - Critical error: The District Judge relied on Public Prosecutor v Ederlina Uton Duran [2025] — a case decided under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (CDSA), a different and more serious offence — even while acknowledging that CDSA sentencing principles did not apply to this Payment Services Act charge.        ⚖️ Appeal & High Court Decision   Justice See Kee Oon allowed the appeal, finding:   1. Impermissible reliance on CDSA precedent: The District Judge effectively sentenced her for a more serious money-laundering-type offence rather than the unlicensed payment services offence to which she pleaded guilty. The sentence — 31 weeks — was nearly identical to the 8-month term in Ederlina, demonstrating the impermissible influence.  2. Sentence was manifestly excessive: Even accounting for legitimate aggravating factors, the original sentence was disproportionate. Compared with PP v Tan Khoon Yong [2022], where an offender handling a larger sum but causing less harm received 10 weeks, her culpability was higher but not to the extent of justifying 31 weeks.  3. Rejected prosecution argument: The claim that her use of cryptocurrency wallets constituted a transnational aggravating factor was speculative and unsupported by evidence.    Revised Sentencing Calculation:   - Starting point: 3 weeks (per Vijay Kumar) - Uplift of 18 weeks applied for: confirmed scam proceeds, multiple victims/police reports, and continued offending even after being warned her first account was frozen - Indicative sentence on full facts: 21 weeks - Less 30% discount for guilty plea: → 15 weeks imprisonment - S$1,000 fine already paid — left unchanged        Key Legal Principle   Courts must sentence an offender based on the specific offence of conviction, and may not rely on sentencing precedents from unrelated or more serious statutory offences that would effectively punish the defendant for a different crime.         

From Dec 1, outdoor workers in Singapore must have cool drinking water, breathable clothing and emergency ice packs as part of new requirements to protect them from heat-related risks.   https://cna.asia/4iz8LQo   Full Details: Singapore's Mandatory Heat Stress Measures for Outdoor Workers — Effective Dec 1, 2026   Overview   On 28 August 2026, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced that four existing recommended practices will become mandatory requirements for all employers with outdoor workers, taking effect 1 December 2026. These measures strengthen protection against heat-related illnesses and apply regardless of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) reading — they apply to all outdoor work scenarios.        🆕 Four New Mandatory Requirements   These were previously recommendations under the heat stress framework introduced in 2024; they are now elevated to legal obligations:    1. Heat stress training programme — All workers exposed to high temperatures must receive training covering heat illness signs, prevention, and reporting procedures. 2. Cool drinking water — Must be provided and accessible near work areas (not just room-temperature water). 3. Emergency response supplies — Cold water, ice packs, or water spray must be kept on standby for immediate first aid in case of heat illness. 4. Suitable work clothing — Must be loose-fitting, breathable, and/or moisture-wicking to help workers stay cool.        Existing Mandatory Requirements (Still in Force)   The four new measures join these already-existing requirements:    - Heat acclimatisation — gradually introducing new or returning workers to outdoor conditions - Hourly WBGT monitoring during work hours - Regular rehydration — minimum 300 ml per hour depending on work intensity - Rest under shade - Emergency response procedures and incident reporting        Additional Recommendation (Not Mandatory)   From 1 December, employers are recommended (not required) to provide shaded rest areas that are well-ventilated, well-insulated, or cooled.        Compliance & Enforcement   - Non-compliance may result in: stop-work orders, composition fines, and other enforcement actions.  - Employers have roughly three months (until 1 Dec) to review practices and put measures in place. - The measures were developed in consultation with tripartite partners: Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), industry stakeholders, and government agencies.        Timing & Rationale   - Measures are timed to be fully in place before the hotter period expected around March–May 2027.  - Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash noted that better heat stress management protects worker health and reduces downtime, maintaining productivity and business continuity.  - MOM is also monitoring haze risks; if haze and high temperatures coincide, additional rest measures may be required.        Who Is Covered?   All workers who primarily work outdoors without permanent shade — including construction, landscaping, maintenance, and similar roles — regardless of industry or WBGT level.    Source: CNA / MOM announcement, 28 Aug 2026