A 72-year-old man, dissatisfied with not receiving any of his late father’s estate, repeatedly harassed his younger brother and eventually resorted to violence and arson after being denied a share of the inheritance.
The defendant, Hoe San Peng, faced eight charges including possession of a dangerous weapon, intentional harm with a dangerous weapon, and mischief by fire.
On Tuesday (11 Mar 2025), he admitted to three charges, with the other five taken into consideration for sentencing.
He has been sentenced to one year and 11 months in jail.
Here’s what happened.
Multiple Harassment Incidents Led to Violence
The victim in this case is the defendant’s 68-year-old brother.
Court documents revealed that sometime in 2021, the defendant’s father sold his house and moved in with the defendant’s younger brother.
After the father passed away in 2023, the defendant expected to receive part of the inheritance, only to discover that his father had given all proceeds from the house sale to his brother.
In April 2023, the defendant confronted his brother about the inheritance and attempted to get money from him but failed.
In anger, he smashed a wooden chair outside the unit and broke the blinds. His brother did not report this incident to the police.
Two months later, the defendant returned and broke the blinds with an iron rod. Despite his brother filing a police report afterwards, the harassment continued.
Escalation to Arson Attack
The court heard that on 13 November 2023, the defendant decided to confront his brother, wrapping an iron rod in newspaper before approaching him.
Around 6:00 PM, when the defendant saw his brother returning home, he rushed forward with the iron rod and attacked him, injuring the left side of his face.
Neighbours tried to stop the assault, but the defendant refused to back down, pushing his brother to the ground and continuing to punch him.
The brother eventually escaped and sought help from his son, and the defendant left at that point.
On 28 January 2025, still dissatisfied with not receiving any inheritance, the defendant took three bottles containing gasoline and diesel, along with joss paper and an iron crowbar to his brother’s home.
Finding the main door open, the defendant opened a bottle cap and threw one bottle of flammable liquid into the unit.
When his brother and nephew heard the commotion in the living room and discovered the defendant standing outside, they closed the main door.
The defendant then poured another bottle of flammable liquid outside the unit, placed joss paper on it, and set it on fire. The flames quickly spread to the living room.
At this point, the defendant struck the unit’s window with the crowbar, threatened to continue harassing his brother, and left.
After the brother and his son extinguished the fire, they called the police, who arrested the defendant that same evening and seized an approximately 70-centimeter-long iron crowbar.
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