Man gets life term, caning for stabbing jogger in ‘senseless’ killing


Mr Tay Rui Hao was slashed near a bus stop in Punggol Field Road. - The Straits Times/ANN

On the anniversary of the day his father abandoned the family as well as his enlistment, a 20-year-old took a foldable knife and a wet wipe with him on his nightly jog.

Surajsrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi became angry after he tripped and fell during his run, and decided to attack a stranger who jogged past him.

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