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The accused, Yatham Naga Venkata Sateesh, an Indian national and Singapore permanent resident, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The trial opened this week, with the alleged victim, Lin Yachun (name transliterated from Chinese), testifying as the prosecution’s first witness. Retiree intervenes after hearing woman’s cries for help According to Shin Min Daily News, Mr Lin was walking his dog near the reservoir at around 8am on 18 April 2023 when he witnessed a scene that prompted him to step in. He testified that he saw a woman running near the water, waving and shouting “Help my child!” while pointing toward a lorry parked nearby. As Mr Lin approached the vehicle, he saw Sateesh seated inside, holding a crying toddler in his left arm. Outside the lorry stood another man, whom Mr Lin described as looking like a foreign worker, seemingly trying to pull someone from the vehicle. Believing a kidnapping was unfolding, Mr Lin attempted to intervene by telling Sateesh to calm down. Though he could not fully understand what was being said, Mr Lin recalled hearing the word “prostitute” during the exchange. Accused bites victim’s hand ‘like a zombie’ Mr Lin then reached out to gesture for Sateesh to come out of the lorry. At that moment, Sateesh allegedly pulled Mr Lin’s right hand toward his mouth and bit down hard, tearing off a portion of flesh. “He bit me like a zombie,” Mr Lin told the court, adding that the pain was overwhelming and beyond description.
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