November 15, 2019, 02:35 PM
Mohamed Aliff Bin Mohamed Yusoff, 27, was accused of causing grievous hurt on a nine-month-old baby, Izz Fayyaz Bin Ahmad during the night of Nov. 7, 2019.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the suspect was said to have deliberately slammed the boy’s head against the floorboard of a van at Block 840A multi-storey car park at Yishun Street 81.
The mother of the boy was reportedly the girlfriend of the suspect.
He was initially charged for voluntarily causing grievous hurt on the boy on Nov. 9.
Charges changed to a murder
On Nov. 15, the charges against the suspect were upgraded to murder, according to Today.
If convicted, he could face the death penalty, or life imprisonment and caning.
He is remanded until Nov. 22 when he will return to court again for further mention.
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