The Police have arrested a 31-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of criminal intimidation.
On 17 October 2020 at about 1.50 pm, the Police received a call for assistance at Blk 102 Aljunied Crescent. The caller informed the Police that she was allegedly threatened by her husband with a knife.
Through extensive ground enquiries, officers from Bedok Police Division arrested the man on 24 October 2020. Investigations revealed that the man had a dispute with his wife. He then purportedly caused hurt to his wife by pouring shampoo on her head which entered her eyes, hitting her with a towel, tearing her clothes, threatening to rape her and getting his friends to rape her, pointing a knife at her and pushing his wife’s face left and right.
The man will be charged in court on 10 September 2021 with voluntarily causing hurt, criminal force and criminal intimidation.
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. The offence of criminal force under Section 352 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term of up to 3 months, or a fine of up to $1,500, or both. 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.
Source: Singapore Police Force