A Singapore court on Friday (April 8) sentenced an Australian man to five and a half years in prison for killing an elderly Singaporean man and hurting his wife with a thrown wine bottle, in what the judge called an act of religious hostility towards Muslims.
Andrew Gosling was convicted of "causing death and grievous hurt by a rash act" for throwing a wine bottle at a group of people two stories below him, striking 73-year-old Nasiari Sunee and killing him in 2019. The bottle ricocheted and injured the shoulder of the man's wife, Manisah Binte Sitri.
Outside court after the sentencing, Gosling’s parents Ian and Pamela said they did not think Gosling, who had pleaded guilty, to have behaved as he did and also sought forgiveness from the victim’s family. The victim’s son and daughter also attended the court sentencing and said they were glad to finally have closure. Gosling's lawyers said they intend to appeal the sentence.
