A 47-year-old man in Singapore was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment on 6 February, for committing incest with his daughter and consuming drugs.

Despite having left his wife and children to live with his mistress, he returned home to consume drugs with his eldest daughter and have intercourse with her.

Both the father and daughter cannot be identified due to a court order.

Background

The man stayed with his then-wife at their matrimonial home and their 5 children, where he molested his eldest daughter multiple times when she was still in secondary school.

He then moved out and lived with his mistress from 2017 onwards, returning home on occasion.

His eldest daughter was introduced to methamphetamine in March 2019 and depended on her father for pocket money and illegal drugs.

He would share methamphetamine with her every 2 to 3 days and consume the drug with her in the master bedroom at night.

He would then have intercourse with her and commit incest after their family had gone to bed, and she was only 17 years old at the time.

The victim wanted to get married in July 2019 and told her boyfriend about her past, and she then reported the incest to the police in January 2021.

A 35-year-old woman was cheated of $17,000 that was meant for her wedding which she had planned to hold at the tail end of 2021.

She said that she took 3 years to save that amount of money, which was cheated from her in just a day back in September 2021.

She said that because of the job scam, her wedding won’t be happening any time soon; and that the $17,000 she lost might not be a lot to some people, but it took her a long time to save up for it because she doesn’t earn a lot.

How she got scammed

She said that she saw a job listing for a marketing position and she took the opportunity because she wanted to earn some extra money for her wedding.

She was hired as an “affiliate marketing associate” for the company, which claimed to be for Qoo10, and she was told to buy products on the platforms using her own money to help boost the merchants’ sales figures.

The “company” told her that they would reimburse her for the money that she spent as well as pay her a small commission.

As part of the scam tactic, the woman made about $100 in profits within an hour that day, with the scammer staying true to their words in order to gain her trust.

The woman was then told to buy products that were increasingly expensive, and she didn’t get her money back; with the scammer coming up with excuses such as she was too slow in completing her assignments.

She was eventually told to transfer bigger amounts of money if she wanted her money back, which she heeded because she was desperate,m spending more than $17,000 on things such as jewellery, computers, watches and etcetera.

She realised she was scammed and was devastated by the loss, and she said that she was looking forward to starting a life with her fiance and having kids – she said that she is not young anymore and fears not being able to have children later on.

Her fiance has been understanding of her and told her to be more careful about the things that she sees online in future.

The police are also investigating the incident and one of the accounts that the woman used to send money to the scammers has been frozen.

A 2-month-old baby, Zabelle Peh Yu Xuan, was forcefully dropped into a baby cot by 29-year-old Sim Liang Xiu on 8 January and died from a fractured skull.

Her husband, 31-year-old Peh Wei Jian had allegedly slapped the baby in a flat at Block 363 Sembawang Crescent on 5 January at about 1.30am.

The gag order preventing his identity from being revealed was lifted on Monday, and he is facing a new charge, although it was not disclosed in court; and he is intending to engage a lawyer.

Peh married Sim in 2018, and his wife is being accused of murdering the baby on 8 January.

Peh is facing a charge under the Children and Young Persons Act, and will be remanded at the Central Police Division before his case is heard again on 13 February.

His wife is also being remanded at the Central Police Division and her case has been adjourned to 10 February.

Wife’s charge upgraded to murder

29-year-old Sim Liang Xiu, was originally charged with causing grievous hurt to a baby by forcefully dropping the infant into a cot.

Sim’s charge has since been upgraded to murder earlier today and is now accused of causing the death of the baby, Zabelle Peh Yu Xuan.

A court order that forbids her identification was lifted, although the woman’s relation to the baby was not revealed in court documents.

She was originally charged with forcefully dropping the 2-month-old baby into a cot on 8 January knowing that her action would cause grievous hurt to the baby.

The baby suffered a fracture to her skull as a result of Sim’s actions.

The police prosecutor applied to lift the gag order on the identities of both Sim and the baby because the baby had died, which was granted by the court.

The prosecutor also requested for Sim to be remanded a further week, citing investigations and visitations of the crime scene.

Sim appeared in court via a video link from her remand and told the court that she didn’t understand what was going on, saying in Chinese “the police already said I’m guilty, what is there to investigate?”

She is set to return to court next week, after the judge replied that her offence was very serious and that the police need time to finish their investigations after gathering evidence.

Facebook user Nurhidayat Abdullah shared how he was cycling on 28 December at about 1030am along Tampines Avenue 5 when his bicycle wheel got stuck in the drain cover, which ran parallel to the road.

He then fell off his bike and broke his tooth, as well as injuring his face.

He said that he was in a state of shock when two passers-by came to his aid, but was too shocked to take a photo of his bike or collect detail from the witnesses.

He is appealing to the two witnesses to contact him, although some netizens are wondering if he is reaching out to them to thank them, or to gather evidence to find fault with the authorities.

Here is what he said

Accident. Appealing for witnesses.

On 28 Dec 2022 at about 1030am in the morning, along Tampines Ave 5, outside block 863, I was cycling along the road and my bicycle tyre was stuck in the drain cover which runs parallel to the road.

My bicycle came to a sudden stop but I was still in motion and was thus flung downwards, sustaining injuries to my face and fractured a tooth.

I was in a state of shock while 2 passerby assisted me. As such, it did not occur to me to take a picture of the stuck bike or even collect details from the witnesses.

If you were the kind Malay uncle or Indian chap who assisted me, please contact me.

Anyone who happened to drive by with cam footages, I would be most grateful.

A maid in Singapore recently took to Facebook to ask for advice to deal with her employers, saying that working with them is like riding a roller coaster.

She said that she cleans a 5-storey home by herself and work is never-ending, and that she starts work at 5.30am before finishing at about 10.30 to 11pm.

She adds that the only time she gets to rest is when she’s having her meals, which she sometimes skips because she’s too tired to even eat.

Here is what she said (SIC)

how to deal with employer who have mood swing …

and very particular with house cleaning . FYI

i work in 5 storey house (alone) . a lot of work and it never ending work start at 5.30am finish 10.30-11 pm, the only time for rest is only when i’m having brakfast , lunch (sometimes 4pm beause of work) and Dinner (which sometimes I skip because to tired to even want to eat) I i’m going to finish my contract soon .

because of their mood swing i’m having a hard time decided either to continue or no i wish i can continue work with them but I know i need to have strong mentality and big heart to do that .

i want to ask for transfer but i’m afraid they will get hurt with the reason i give

before work with this current employer, i have work for 15 years with my former employer, taking care of their elderly parents until both passed away.

They said they are very nice people (agree) but many times they hurt me emotionally. for the almost 2 years i cry a lot . working with them is like riding a roller coaster.