February 22, 2021
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - A girl who had been molested by her father at least once a week finally stood up to him at the age of 15 after suffering in silence for years.
Instead of being contrite, the man punished her by locking her out of their flat for hours almost every day that month until her mother came home from work.
When the abuse escalated to rape, the girl was so afraid of being punished that she simply covered her face with a pillow and silently endured the assaults.
On Monday (Feb 22), the 44-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years jail and 24 strokes of the cane in a case described by the High Court judge as sickening .
SINGAPORE - A girl who had been molested by her father at least once a week finally stood up to him at the age of 15 after suffering in silence for years.
Instead of being contrite, the man punished her by locking her out of their flat for hours almost every day that month until her mother came home from work.
When the abuse escalated to rape, the girl was so afraid of being punished that she simply covered her face with a pillow and silently endured the assaults.
On Monday (Feb 22), the 44-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years jail and 24 strokes of the cane in a case described by the High Court judge as sickening .