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Morning Digest, Aug 24

50-year-old man sexually abused his 8 & 9-year-old stepdaughter and sister-in-law, telling them he touched them out of “love between family members”

 

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A 50-year-old man has today (22 Aug) jailed for 11 and a half years for sexually abusing his young stepdaughter and sister-in-law. The two victims were eight and nine years old at the time of the crime.

The accused pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of indecent assault of a minor, CNA reported. In addition, nine counts of sexual offences against children were taken into consideration when sentencing. To protect the identities of the victims, the judge ordered that the name of the accused not be released.

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Letter to the Editor | Open letter to Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Pre-NS vs. Post-NS Benefits & Costs

 

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Dear Editor,

Please find appended below an open letter I wrote to Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Pre-NS vs Post-NS Benefits and Costs.

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Man who escaped from burning car in Bukit Panjang incident succumbs to injuries

 

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A male driver who escaped from a burning car at the beginning of last month has succumbed to his injuries.

The car-burning incident occurred on July 3 at the car park of Block 216, Petir Road in Bukit Panjang. A video circulated on social media at the time showed fire engulfing cars in the parking lot and a man with his body on fire running from the parking lot to the ground floor of the HDB – screaming.

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Maid says all she felt was fear when her employer and their sister hit her and squeezed her arms ‘until they became blue black’

 

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A foreign domestic helper who had been working in Singapore for 5 years spoke about the tough times she went through with her employer’s sister.

Indah Yosevina said that she remembers the day very clearly. “Chinese New Year 2019, the first time she hit me because…that day we went and stayed for a few days in her house, then she just straightaway beat me on my back”.

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Woman says many guys she dated still want to live at home with their parents, one even tried to sneak her in at 2am

 

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A woman called out many of the guys she had dated for making excuses in order to still be able to live at home with their parents.

In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the woman wrote: “Is it really too much to refuse to date guys who still live at home with their parents? I get that it’s normal here for people to live at home well into their adult life, but it’s just not for me”.

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