Wat is the difference btwn MURDER n Manslaughter in singapore?

Wat is the difference btwn MURDER n Manslaughter in singapore?

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    The same as in most common law countries. Murder & manslaughter both require that someone was killed. Murder requires full mens rea, Latin for 'guilty mind'. Manslaughter does not require a guilty mind, you might only have a partly-guilty mind, eg. I intend to hurt you real bad, but I don't intend to kill you. Murder requires you to have had intention to kill that person. Manslaughter doesn't; you could kill someone accidentally and it'll likely be manslaughter. Murder requires no diminishing factors of culpability. Manslaughter usually has diminishing factors, eg. you were insulted by the person and you went into a rage and killed them. The diminishing factor is that you were insulted by them. In Singapore, only 3 types of crimes attract the death penalty: Murder, Drug Trafficking & Treason. Manslaughter usually attracts just a long jail sentence.

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