The defendant, Singaporean Nabil Rashid, 34, had pleaded guilty on Jan 31 to one count of assault and two counts of using criminal force against another person.

Nabil admitted that he committed the offence because of delusions that Kamal, whose full name is Ahmad Kamal Ahmad Adli, had molested a female relative, The Straits Times reported.

He was remanded at the Institute of Mental Health earlier for psychiatric observation.

He was charged at the State Courts on March 14, 2023, for his suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon under Section 324 of the Penal Code.

On March 12, 2023, police responded to a call from 1 Expo Drive where Nabil had assaulted Kamal with a baton, which was seized by the police as a case exhibit.

Kamal was taken to a hospital, where he had to undergo surgery.

Kamal and his wife, Uqasha Senrose, were in Singapore for the three-day Hari Raya Mega Sale 2023 event at the Singapore Expo from March 10, 2023.