A relationship between a couple is often full of up and downs but sometimes it goes very wrong.
A man attacked his girlfriend multiple times and even uses knives and scissors to threaten her.
According to CNA, 30-year-old Paartiban Maniam was jailed 7 months and three weeks after he pleaded guilty to causing hurt, mischief and 6 counts of criminal intimidation.
Maniam accused her girlfriend of cheating and the relationship turned from sour to violent.
Background
(Jan 2022) Maniam who was drinking accused his girlfriend of infidelity and he slapped and punched his girlfriend at a void deck. Later at home, he even used a knife and placed it over her thighs and neck threatening to take her life.
He also used a wooden towel holder to hit her, the girl’s uncle tried to stop the fight and he called the Police leading to his arrest.
About a month later, Maniam came to the victim’s home and he tried to break his way into her home and he forcefully pulled out the metal gate.
She entered her home and punched her again, he took a fruit knife and spoke to her in Tamil saying that he will kill her today.
After he dropped the knife he tried to use a pair of scissors and threaten to kill her. He wanted her to pack her stuff and leave with him.
He took her passport and tore it, the girl managed to escape later on telling the Maniam that she has forgotten something at home.
He was arrested again.
March, Maniam requested to take his belongings back from the victim and they met at her void deck. The victim met up with Maniam but was threatened again. Maniam stated that he wants to take her life.
He tried to pulled the victim into a Taxi and head to Little India but the victim resisted.
He pulled her to a bench and sat down, accusing the victim of talking to other men and checked her phone, he then swallowed her sim card and smash her phone.
He used a sharp bottle cap and again held it at her neck threatening to kill her.
He had a bottle of soju with him, he drank it and swing it at the victim’s head but missed, A police car happened to be on patrol in the area and the victim was rescued.
Penalties
The offence of criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term of up to 2 years, or a fine, or both.
The offence of voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment of up to 3 years, or a fine of up to $5,000, or both.