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SINGAPORE – A birthday party in a bar became ugly when a guest was thrown on another man with a knife, causing serious injuries including a fractured skull.
Prakkash Balakrishnan, 27, climbed onto a table to attack Mr. G Uthaya Kumar, slashing his upper body and giving him several punches on his head
Prakkash was sentenced on Tuesday, July 17, year and nine months in prison with three canes after pleading guilty of causing serious injury with a weapon. He was also ordered to pay an indemnity of $ 1,565 to Mr. Uthaya
. The court heard that on August 3, around 8 pm, Prakkash and his friends were celebrating the birthday of a friend at the Blu Jaz Cafe in Bali Lane. Mr. Uthaya, 24, joined the group with his own group of friends around 22:30
Deputy Prosecutor Zulhafni Zulkeflee said that the group was talking when Prakkash suddenly rushed on Mr. Uthaya who was sitting at the head of a table. 19659002] When Mr. Uthaya fell to the ground, Prakkash punched him several times in the head and used the knife to slice the young man's upper body before an intervener intervened.
million. Uthaya did not retaliate
Prakkash then fled after other people intervened and the bar staff called an ambulance
Police received a call around 11:40 pm, and Prakkash was arrested the next day.
An ambulance took Mr. Uthaya to Tan Lock Teng Hospital where he was found suffering from several stab wounds, a collapsed left lung and a fractured skull.
DPP Zulhafni said that the attack had not been brought about before, adding that ridding the kni Prakkash had shown a lack of remorse.
However, defense lawyer TM Sinnadurai said that the attack had occurred unexpectedly and that it had been premeditated, adding that Prakkash had lost control of his emotions after the victim taunted him with derogatory remarks.
Before pronouncing sentence, District Judge Kenneth Yap "Very vicious".
"You must understand that what you did could have caused the death of the victim," said the judge.
For deliberately causing serious injury, Prakkash could have been imprisoned for 10 years, and amended or caned.
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