father and brother through Tee's own words. Subsequently, the trial judge ruled that Lim had a case to answer. Lim's defence When Lim was called to give his defence, he elected to go on the stand and he stated that he met Tan at the chicken hut on the day of the killing, as he wanted Tan to return him a sum of S$4,600, which he lent to Tan. He stated that he repeatedly pressed for Tan to return him the money, especially since he needed it to afford his wedding expenses, but Tan's refusal to return the money led to him having to postpone the wedding, and he claimed it brought him great humiliation. Lim continued to deny that he raped Tan or intentionally killed Tan. He said that during the meeting, not only did Tan refused to return the money, she even exposed herself half-naked and blackmailed him that she would report him to the police. Lim said that after Tan threatened her, his only thoughts were to strip her naked to let her walk home without her clothes and humiliate her, but she threw the brick at him, resulting in Lim picking up the brick to throw at her face, thus causing her to bleed on the head. Lim claimed a struggle ensued between himself and Tan, and he used the stick to hit her during the fight, before she finally collapsed and he used a chair to cover her face. Lim said that Tan was still alive but unconscious when he left her there. When asked about his violent outbursts, Lim said he only did so if the people he argued with had not talked back at him, and these would have been enough for him to display his anger and violence. Dr Wong Yip Cheong, the defence psychiatrist, was called to testify for Lim to support his defence of diminished responsibility. Dr Wong claimed that Lim suffered from intermittent explosive disorder, which contributed to his frequent acts of violence and emotional outbursts, and that the disorder was sufficient to impair his ability to control his temper and his mental faculties at the time he committed the murder. However, the prosecution's psychiatrist, Dr Ang Ah Ling, revealed that Lim was perfectly normal and although he may be violent, he was fully in control of himself and could decide his actions or stop himself even when he