A 38 year old man was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison, along with six strokes of the cane for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house, tying up her young daughters and maid, and confronting her former partner about another man and a debt that she allegedly owed.
Wanting to intimidate his “old flame”, he tied her up with masking tape, rope and some cable ties which resulted in bruises and cuts pn her legs and arms, as well as an abrasion on her wrist.
He also placed gas cylinders around the house threatening to blow up the unit if they did anything “stupid”.
Fearing the worst for her daughter, the victim “had sexual intercourse” with the man to distract him.
The man cannot be named due to gag orders protecting the identities of the victims.
The man pleaded guilty to six charges including:
- housebreaking by night,
- criminal intimidation,
- voluntarily causing hurt and
- wrongful confinement.
Another four charges were taken into consideration.
The man was arrested on March 17 of last year in Woodlands.
He pleaded for leniency, saying that he did not plan to ambush the victims.
For criminal intimidation with a threat to cause death, he could have been jailed for up to 10 years, fined, or both.
The penalties for wrongful confinement are a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
For voluntarily causing hurt, he could have been jailed for up to three years, fined up to S$5,000, or both.
For housebreaking by night with preparations made to restrain the victims, he could have been jailed between two and 14 years and caned.