
Goppinath Rajah, 29-years-old, pleaded guilty to 5 charges including voluntarily causing hurt, member of an unlawful society, using criminal force on a public servant to deter him from his duty and using threatening words on a public servant.
He was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment on 11 October.
7 other similar charges were considered during his sentencing.
What happened?
Rajah had an argument with his girlfriend on the phone on 4 August, she had rejected his offer to live together with her.
Rajah then got infuriated and went to her workplace at a secondary school and attacked her.
He reportedly pushed her onto the ground, as well as kicking and punching her in the stomach despite knowing she was pregnant.
He also dragged her on the ground by pulling her hair.
The commotion was heard by the school staff who then informed the police.
The victim sought medical attention at NUH where she was found with a head injury and multiple bruises.
Doctors also determined that her fetus was unharmed and well.
Police officers later went to detain Rajah at a block of flats near the school where the incident happened, and he got aggressive and shouted vulgarities at them.
In a separate incident in December 2019, Rajah flashed gang signs and was shouting gang slogans at a funeral.
He was let off with a warning by the police after denying his actions but as he was walking away, he then flashed another gang sign and shouted a gang slogan at the police.
He was subsequently detained immediately.
On the same dat, he also spat saliva at an Aetos officer and used vulgarities on him while he was being escorted at the Police Cantonment Complex.