Surajsrikan s/o Diwakar Mani Tripathi, a 20-year-old Singaporean, is facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a 38-year-old man at Punggol Field Road on May 10, 2020.

He appeared in court today, June 5, via video link, after undergoing psychiatric evaluation at Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre, where he was held in remand.

Surajsrikan will be remanded for another week, to facilitate a scene visit reconstruction.

Surajsrikan's lawyer asked if his family would be able to visit him, but the judge said that this would not be possible at this point in time, as he is still undergoing investigation.

He did not speak during the hearing at all.

He is scheduled to return to court on June 12.

Background to the case

Surajsrikan allegedly stabbed a 38-year-old man at Punggol Field Road on May 10 at about 11pm.

The victim, Tay Rui Hao, was found injured along Punggol Field, but succumbed to injuries and died in Sengkang General hospital subsequently.

Following a police investigation involving ground enquiries and review of CCTV footage, Surajsrikan was identified and arrested, five days after the incident.

Surajsrikan had claimed that he was heading out for a run on the evening of the incident, according to previous reports.

It was unclear why he brought a knife with him.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the accused allegedly acted alone and was not known to the victim.

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