A 49-year-old Singapore man is facing charges for raping two 14-year-old girls.
The judge also pointed out that Isham had the chance to get a lawyer since the beginning of last year after his original assigned lawyers left the case themselves. He refused to comment on anything from his side and insisted that he wanted a lawyer When asked by the judge to give his defense statement after the prosecution closed its case. Last week, in court, he soiled himself. Now he is claiming that he has just got back from memory loss and sought an adjournment to get a lawyer.
Isham Kayubi requested in a letter to the court. But it was denied by Justice See Kee Oon. Who pointed out that two prison doctors had testified that he showed no symptoms of memory loss, to begin with.
Trial Started
Justice See said Isham’s conduct left him with no option but to record that the accused has chosen not to comment anything in his defense.
The case was adjourned for closing arguments to Thursday.
During Isham’s trial, which was initially slated to start in August last year, he created a disturbance by allegedly exposing himself and urinating in the dock.
Faking His Health Condition
However, a report from the Institute of Mental Health later concluded that he was trying to pretend, and mentally fit to plead for guilty in court. A prison warden also testified against him, saying that Isham did not show any signs of abnormality and was able to interact well with other inmates.
A few minutes later, when the dock was cleaned and covered with a plastic sheet, he just rubbed faeces all over the glass panel while the court was in session.
A prison doctor on Monday testified that Isham. He has been prescribed laxatives since November last year after he complained of constipation.
The trial was rescheduled to Jan 14, but shortly before the hearing started, Isham soiled himself and refused to change out of his dirty clothes.