SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 33-year-old man convicted of murder for fatally stabbing another man during a brawl at Orchard Towers in 2019 has failed in his appeal against the conviction, according to The Straits Times.

Tan Sen Yang, who was sentenced to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane in April 2024, had argued before the Court of Appeal yesterday that he did not intend to inflict the fatal neck injury on 31-year-old Satheesh Noel Gobidass.

Tan's lawyer, Chooi Jing Yen, contended that his client was aiming for Satheesh's face when he threw three punches while holding a karambit knife with the cutting edge facing outward. Chooi argued that Tan should be convicted of a lesser charge, such as causing grievous hurt or culpable homici...