On 10 October 2022, 19-year-old Sylesnar Seah Jie Kai (Chinese: 谢杰凯; pinyin: Xiè Jiékǎi) stabbed his father, 47-year-old Eddie Seah Wee Teck (Chinese: 谢伟德; pinyin: Xiè Wěidé) to death on the common stairwell of their flat in Yishun, Singapore.
When Sylesnar was 11, his older brother moved out of the family home after allegedly having his laptop smashed by their father.
Seah was provoked when his father called him "ah gua", a slur typically used to refer to transvestites, and asked him if he dared to "chop someone with a knife".
The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutors Derek Ee and Jordy Kay, while Sylesnar Seah was represented by defence lawyers Sunil Sudheesan and Joyce Khoo from Quahe Woo & Palmer.
Justice Gill said he took into account Seah’s young age, mental condition and remorse which resulted in his timely plea of guilt.