 "One-eyed dragon" given death sentence
SINGAPORE: Tan Chor Jin, better known as the "one-eyed dragon" because he is blind in the right eye, was given the death penalty on Tuesday morning.
Tan, 41, had been on trial for shooting nightclub owner, 40-year-old Lim Hock Soon, at his Serangoon flat last February.
Tan had fired six shots at Lim with a .22 calibre pistol.
In closing submissions to the court on Monday, Tan repeated his defence that he had not intended to shoot Lim.
He claimed the gun had misfired.
Tan also claimed he had been under the influence of alcohol.
But consultant psychiatrists testified that Tan knew what he was doing.
The judge also did not buy Tan's argument, pointing out that it requires considerable force to pull the trigger of the murder weapon.
When the verdict was given, Tan asked if he was to be hanged on Wednesday or at a later date.
The judge said Tan could still appeal.
Tan's family members and friends seemed resigned to accept Tan's fate.
"A life for a life, no big deal," said a friend of Tan.
As for the family of the murdered victim, they felt that justice was done.
"He (Tan) deserves to die, don't need to ask if we're satisfied," said a brother of Mr Lim.
"My son (Lim) died a horrible death," said Mr Lim's mother.
It is not clear if Tan would file an appeal against the death sentence. | 
