In Singapore, the act of killing someone is murder or culpable homicide. Murder is
killing someone with intention; manslaughter is unintentional without malice. An act
that does not fall under murder or culpable homicide referred to as a negligent act.

A person is charged with murder for the following reasons:

• murdering with intention
• or causes bodily injury that leads to death can get life imprisonment, a death
  sentence and caning.
• Done to cause bodily injury that later results in death
• The act is imminently dangerous in that it will result in death

A person charged with attempted murder has hurt someone intentionally with hurt results
or no hurt result. The offender may be imprisoned for up to 15 years for both.

A person who commits manslaughter is referred to as such when he/she has not
intentionally committed the murder. It is manslaughter when the accused was deprived of
self-control in a grave situation or when the person is provoked by the victim. Culpable
homicide can get up to 20 years imprisonment and either fine or caning.