The teen pleaded guilty to culpable homicide in December 2023 and was sentenced to 16 years' jail.SINGAPORE — The teen who used a combat axe to kill his 13-year-old schoolmate in 2021 is appealing against his sentence.
Sudheesan said that while the teen had control over his physical acts and knew that what he was doing was wrong at the time, his mental illness was what had caused him to come up with the irrational plan. He was suffering from depression, and had hatched a plan to slash people in the school so that the police would shoot him to death.
The parents had also forgiven the assailant, and said that even though they were heartbroken, they wanted everyone to remember Ethan for his goodness, kind heart and peace-loving nature. Following the incident, however, the teen fully recovered from his depression, which has been in remission since September 2022, the lawyer added.