Tan Chun Seng, 28, had his death sentence for murder...

Tan Chun Seng, 28, had his death sentence for murder commuted to ten years imprisonment for culpable homicide by the Court of Appeals in Singapore. He had been convicted in February by the High Court of bludgeoning to death a deaf mute in a fit of rage. Lawyer Subhas Anandan argued then that Tan had been involved in a 'sudden fight' with Mr Krishnan, who had pushed him. He had no intention of killing the 44-year-old but just wanted to teach him a lesson. The court agreed. The fight happened at the junction of Dunlop Street and Perak Road on June 30, 2001, where an angry Tan had accosted Mr Krishnan. He had followed the deaf mute and his friend after the latter hit the window of his recently-bought car and challenged him to get out.