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An intoxicated Singapore man sexually assaulted his eight-year-old daughter with a device, but was disrupted when his elderly father returned home.
The victim’s grandfather saw the bottom half of the girl’s body unclothed and crying out: “Grandfather, save me, save me”.
When he realised what had happened, he confronted his son: “How could you do something like that to your own daughter?”
The offender, 37, was sentenced to 10 years and eight months’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane on Monday.
He cannot be named due to gag orders protecting the identity of the victim, who is now nine.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault by penetration and an unrelated charge of stealing a power-assisted bike. Another three charges were taken into consideration.
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The court heard that the victim was the child of the offender and his ex-girlfriend. She did not know her mother, who left when she was young.
The girl’s main carers were her paternal grandparents, as her father had to work.
The girl, the offender and his parents lived together in a two-bedroom public housing flat together with other relatives.
On the morning of May 25, 2021, the girl woke up and had breakfast at the dining table, which was near her father’s mattress in the living room.
She greeted her father before eating. Her grandfather went out for a walk, and her grandmother went back into the master bedroom to sleep.
While the offender was alone with the victim in the living room, he decided to sexually assault his daughter.
He retrieved a sex device and lubricant from the storeroom before abusing his daughter. She said: “Father, I don’t want”, but he ignored her.
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After a while, the offender heard his father returning home. He quickly stopped his actions and rushed towards the kitchen, where he hid the items.
The girl’s grandfather entered the house and saw the victim on her father’s mattress wearing only a shirt. She said: “Grandfather, save me, save me.”
When he asked what had happened, she told him that her “below” area was painful.
Realising something was wrong, the victim’s grandfather shouted to his wife for help. He then confronted his son and said: “How could you do something like that to your own daughter?”
The offender did not admit to his misconduct and instead claimed his daughter was lying. By this point, the victim’s aunt had awoken and took the crying victim into her bedroom to comfort her.
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After learning what happened, the aunt confronted the offender and told him they would call the police if he kept denying his actions. The man did not respond.
The girl’s grandparents confronted their son, with the grandmother asking if he was an animal. The man kept his silence, while his mother continued to berate him and said she would call the police.
The man then apologised and said he would not do it again. He pleaded with the grandmother for one more chance.
The grandmother later asked the girl to forgive her father, and she agreed. The victim’s grandparents later decided not to call the police.
However, the victim’s aunt continued to feel uneasy about the matter and confided in her sister the next day. Her sister decided that a police report ought to be made and asked her husband to do so.
After the offender found out the police had been alerted, he fled and was found by officers two days later, hiding under a flyover in the northeast district of Ang Mo Kio.
21 police officers were involved in the two-day stakeout.
This article was first published on CNA.


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An intoxicated Singapore man sexually assaulted his eight-year-old daughter with a device, but was disrupted when his elderly father returned home
The offender was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and eight months’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane for his actions



An intoxicated Singapore man sexually assaulted his eight-year-old daughter, but was disrupted when his elderly father returned home. The offender was sentenced to 10 years and eight months’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane for his actions.
