A 33-year-old Singaporean man, a married secondary school teacher, was sentenced to three years and seven months' jail after pleading guilty to two counts of sexually penetrating a minor, a 14-year-old girl who was his student. He pleaded guilty in the State Courts of Singapore. He after …
5 years’ imprisonment with 12 strokes of cane for molesting 13-year old daughter
A 47-year-old Filipino man, who is also a Singapore permanent resident, was sentenced to five years' jail with 12 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to three counts of molesting his 13-year-old daughter. He pleaded guilty in the State Courts of Singapore. According to the Charges, he …
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1 year imprisonment for man who stepped on wife’s head
A 36-year-old Singaporean self-employed man was sentenced to one year’s jail after pleading guilty to causing grievous hurt to his 35-year-old wife woman and breaching her personal protection order (PPO) against him. He pleaded guilty in the State Courts of Singapore. According to the Charges, …
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6 years’ imprisonment and more than $1 million financial penalty for tax and GST evasion
A 59-year-old Singaporean businessman operating an oil and gas equipment manufacturing firm was sentenced to six months' jail and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in penalties after pleading guilty to wilfully evading tax and making false entries in his GST and income tax returns between 2010 and …
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11.5 years’ imprisonment and caning for PRC businessman who molested and raped maid from Myanmar
A 43-year-old PRC businessman who is also a Singaporean PR molested his family's 32-year-old foreign domestic worker from Myanmar and then raped her after asking her to give him a massage. Here are some brief facts on the case: He pleaded guilty in the State Courts of Singapore and …
First Court Hearing
Today, we are talking about your first appearance in court, what takes place at your first appearance, what are you allowed to do and what should you look out for. If you are charged with a criminal offence and you are asked to attend court, the court ultimately needs to decide whether you are …