02-09-2022, 03:58 PM
(02-09-2022, 03:57 PM)Sharexchange Wrote: "However, while these factors invite some sympathy, they do not excuse the accused's conduct," said the prosecutor.Upskirt teacher case.
Defence lawyer Laurence Goh asked the court to order a mandatory treatment order suitability report. He said his client was suffering from "double depression" at the time of the offences.
A doctor with the Institute of Mental Health had said his disorder contributed to his offences, said Mr Goh.
The prosecutor objected to the defence's "conclusion" that the accused would not be able to undergo psychiatric treatment if he is sentenced to jail, calling this "leaping to conclusions".
The prison is "fully able to continue monitoring and treating his conditions", and the psychiatric unit of the Changi Medical Complex is administered by IMH, she said.