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SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old man who climbed into his neighbour’s condominium unit and molested a woman was sentenced to seven months’ jail on Wednesday (Mar 5).
Erakkodan Abinraj pleaded guilty to one count of molest, with one count of housebreaking taken into consideration for his sentencing.
The court heard that the Indian national had been staying next door to the victim for about a year with five colleagues. He knew the victim as he had bumped into her several times before.
At about 4.50am on Sep 22, 2024, he entered his neighbour’s unit through the kitchen balcony which connected his unit to his neighbour's. As it was dark, Erakkodan turned on his mobile phone torchlight to see better. He wandered around the house before entering the master bedroom.
At the time, the victim – a 36-year-old woman who cannot be named due to a gag order – was asleep in the master bedroom with her husband, while her daughter was in another room.
He saw the victim asleep on the bed and proceeded to touch the victim's underwear. The victim woke up as she felt someone touching her.
"She turned to her left to look at her husband and saw that he was sleeping. Puzzled, she turned to her right and saw the accused holding up his handphone with the torchlight on," said Deputy Public Prosecutor Kathy Chu.
The victim screamed, waking her husband. He confronted Erakkodan and asked him to leave the room. The 26-year-old then urinated in fear and pleaded with him not to call the police, the court heard.
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Erakkodan Abinraj pleaded guilty to one count of molest, with one count of housebreaking taken into consideration for his sentencing.
The court heard that the Indian national had been staying next door to the victim for about a year with five colleagues. He knew the victim as he had bumped into her several times before.
At about 4.50am on Sep 22, 2024, he entered his neighbour’s unit through the kitchen balcony which connected his unit to his neighbour's. As it was dark, Erakkodan turned on his mobile phone torchlight to see better. He wandered around the house before entering the master bedroom.
At the time, the victim – a 36-year-old woman who cannot be named due to a gag order – was asleep in the master bedroom with her husband, while her daughter was in another room.
He saw the victim asleep on the bed and proceeded to touch the victim's underwear. The victim woke up as she felt someone touching her.
"She turned to her left to look at her husband and saw that he was sleeping. Puzzled, she turned to her right and saw the accused holding up his handphone with the torchlight on," said Deputy Public Prosecutor Kathy Chu.
The victim screamed, waking her husband. He confronted Erakkodan and asked him to leave the room. The 26-year-old then urinated in fear and pleaded with him not to call the police, the court heard.
Someone posted this in EDMW but it was quickly removed. But other non-indian crime news are not removed.