Man gets 15 years’ jail, caning for drunken ‘senseless’ killing of 71-year-old man in Serangoon

Published Oct 08, 2026, 03:27 PM

Updated Oct 08, 2026, 03:27 PM

- Mohamed Serajudeen, 33, got 15 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane for the “senseless killing” of 71-year-old Andrews John in Serangoon North.

- After heavy drinking, he punched and stomped on him in a back alley, and the man died in hospital 10 days later from severe head injuries.

- The judge cited the victim’s vulnerability and Serajudeen’s alcohol-linked violence history, including earlier assaults and public disorder offences.

SINGAPORE – A heavily intoxicated 31-year-old man and a 71-year-old man bumped into each other outside a supermarket in Serangoon North one afternoon in 2024, sparking a quarrel between the two strangers.

They moved their dispute to a back alley, where the younger man, who was almost a head taller, rained punches on the older man and stomped on him.

The victim died in hospital 10 days later from severe head injuries.

On Oct 8, Mohamed Serajudeen Mohamed Yusoff, who is now 33, was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for killing John Andrews on Nov 19, 2024.

“This is the epitome of senseless violence,” the prosecution said in sentencing submissions.

Three other charges were considered during sentencing. These related to offences he committed against two other individuals before and after his attack on Andrews .

In sentencing him, High Court judge Andre Maniam considered as aggravating factors the vulnerability of the victim and the fact that Serajudeen, who has a history of alcohol-induced aggression, had drunk excessively earlier that day.

He rejected defence arguments that the victim getting into an argument meant he was less vulnerable.

“Not only did the accused strike the first blow, he struck all the blows, ” the judge added.

At the time, Serajudeen worked as an operations manager at a food and beverage establishment.

He started drinking after he ended his shift at about 10.30am on Nov 19, 2024. He had three to four cans of beer alone, and later met two friends to drink copious amounts of whiskey.

His friends helped him book a private-hire vehicle to return home. But he became agitated, scolded the driver, and vomited in the vehicle.

When the driver stopped along Serangoon North Avenue 2 and said he was cancelling the ride, Serajudeen hurled vulgarities at the driver, kicked him, and threatened to beat him if he called the police.

He then walked away from the driver and loitered around some shops at Blk 151 Serangoon North Avenue 2.

Outside a supermarket, Serajudeen and the victim bumped into each other, and the older man stopped and turned around to speak to him.

The two men then continued their argument in the back alley of the block.

Dashcam footage from a parked vehicle showed the victim gesticulating in Serajudeen’s face before the offender suddenly punched him in the head and pushed him to the ground.

Serajudeen then continued punching the elderly man, causing his head to repeatedly hit the concrete ground.

The assailant then stomped on the victim’s upper body about eight times before he walked away.

As he was leaving the back alley, Serajudeen threatened a passerby who was walking towards him.

He later called his manager at work to tell him that he had beaten up someone and that an ambulance had taken the person away.

He was arrested at home in the early hours the next day.

On Oct 8, Serajudeen’s lawyer, Quek Liuyong, said his client was very sorry for causing a loss of life.

Quek accepted that the victim was an elderly man, but argued that his actions showed he was ready for an argument, and was thus not in the most vulnerable class of victims.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Tay Jia En disagreed that the victim’s actions lessened his vulnerability, and pointed out that Serajudeen stood at least one head taller than the victim and had landed the first blow.

The prosecutor also highlighted Serajudeen’s history of committing violent offences while voluntarily intoxicated.

In 2023, Serajudeen was jailed seven months for assaulting a 54-year-old man who told him he should pay for a bottle of water before drinking from it. He was also given four weeks’ jail for verbally abusing a police officer.

In 2022, he was fined $4,000 for causing a public disturbance in a residential area while intoxicated.

Selina Lum is senior law correspondent at The Straits Times.

发布于 2026 年 10 月 8 日下午 3:27

更新于2026年10月8日下午3:27

- 33 岁的 Mohamed Serajudeen 因在实龙岗北区“毫无意义地杀害”71 岁的 Andrews John 而被判处 15 年监禁和 10 下鞭刑。

- 他喝了很多酒后，在一条小巷里殴打并踩踏了这名男子，该男子10天后因头部严重受伤在医院去世。

法官指出受害者的脆弱性以及塞拉朱丁与酒精有关的暴力史，包括早前的袭击和扰乱公共秩序罪。

新加坡——2024 年的一个下午，一名 31 岁醉酒男子和一名 71 岁男子在实龙岗北的一家超市外相遇，引发了两个陌生人之间的争吵。

他们将争执转移到一条小巷里，年轻男子比年长男子高出一个头，他朝年长男子拳打脚踢，还用脚踩他。

受害者因头部重伤，10天后在医院去世。

10 月 8 日，现年 33 岁的穆罕默德·塞拉朱丁·穆罕默德·尤索夫被判处 15 年监禁和 10 下鞭刑。

他承认犯有过失杀人罪，但并未构成谋杀，因为他于 2024 年 11 月 19 日杀害了约翰·安德鲁斯。

“这是毫无意义的暴力行为的典型例子，”检方在量刑陈述中表示。

量刑时还考虑了另外三项指控。这些指控与他在袭击安德鲁斯之前和之后对另外两人犯下的罪行有关。

在判刑时，高等法院法官安德烈·马尼亚姆考虑了受害者的脆弱性以及塞拉朱丁有酗酒致残史，且当天早些时候过度饮酒的事实，作为加重情节。

他驳斥了辩方提出的“受害者与人发生争执意味着他不太容易受到伤害”的观点。

法官补充道：“被告不仅率先动手，而且发动了所有的攻击。”

当时，塞拉朱丁在一家餐饮企业担任运营经理。

2024年11月19日上午10点30分左右，他下班后开始喝酒。他独自喝了三四罐啤酒，后来又和两个朋友一起喝了大量的威士忌。

朋友们帮他叫了一辆出租车回家。但他情绪激动，辱骂了司机，并在车上呕吐了。

当司机在实龙岗北2道停车并表示要取消行程时，塞拉朱丁对司机破口大骂，踢了他，并威胁说如果他报警就要打他。

然后他离开司机，在实龙岗北2道151座组屋附近的一些商店闲逛。

在一家超市外，塞拉朱丁和受害者不期而遇，年长的塞拉朱丁停下脚步，转身与受害者交谈。

随后，两人在街区的后巷继续争吵。

一辆停着的汽车的行车记录仪视频显示，受害者对着塞拉朱丁的脸做手势，然后施暴者突然一拳打在他的头部，把他推倒在地。

随后，塞拉朱丁继续殴打老人，导致老人的头部反复撞击水泥地面。

袭击者随后踩踏受害者上身约八次，然后离开。

塞拉朱丁离开后巷时，威胁了一名朝他走来的路人。

后来他打电话给他的经理，告诉他自己打了人，救护车把人拉走了。

第二天凌晨，他在家中被捕。

10月8日，塞拉朱丁的律师郭柳永表示，他的当事人对造成人员伤亡深感抱歉。

郭承认受害者是一位老人，但他辩称，老人的行为表明他已经做好了争吵的准备，因此他并不属于最易受伤害的受害者群体。

副检察官郑嘉恩不同意受害者的行为减轻了他的脆弱性，并指出塞拉朱丁比受害者至少高一个头，而且是他先动的手。

检察官还强调了塞拉朱丁在自愿醉酒状态下犯下暴力罪行的前科。

2023年，塞拉朱丁因殴打一名54岁男子而被判入狱七个月，该男子曾告诉他喝水前应该先付钱。他还因辱骂一名警官而被判入狱四周。

2022年，他因醉酒在居民区扰乱公共秩序被罚款4000美元。

Selina Lum是《海峡时报》的资深法律记者。