I REFER to the report “Jobless man jailed for trying to kill himself” (The Star, June 27). The 42-year-old man, who had attempted suicide by stabbing himself with fragments from a broken glass window, was sentenced to one month in prison.
The report did not mention if the person had been sent for assessment of his psychiatric condition before the court proceedings ended with his conviction (by his own confession) under Section 309 of the Penal Code.
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