Chia Gek Yong, whose bipolar disorder was in relapse, started a fire in January 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - An elderly man with a history of bipolar disorder set his mattress ablaze after claiming to see bedbugs, andOn Wednesday, Chia Gek Yong, 73, whose mental condition was in relapse at the time of the incident, admitted that he had caused Ms Koimatun Achmad Ali’s death by performing a rash act.Deputy Public Prosecutor R. Arvindren said that Chia’s symptoms included increased energy levels and hallucination.
Chia was in his flat on the 10th storey of Block 39 Telok Blangah Rise when he woke up on his bed in the living room at around 4am on Jan 29, 2022.Chia then used lighters to set his mattress on fire after believing that the bed bugs were still alive.After that, he exited the flat, leaving behind its four other occupants who were asleep. Their identities were not disclosed in court documents.
Police and Singapore Civil Defence Force officers arrived at the scene soon after, and started evacuating the whole block. While Chia was being escorted to an assembly area, he admitted that he had started the fire to “kill bed bugs”, and was arrested soon after.
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