Singapore jails Indian man who climbed balcony, touched American woman’s toes
A judge condemned the man’s sustained campaign of harassment over three days, during which he repeatedly sought out the victim
He drove to the unit the next night and climbed over a ledge onto her balcony before watching her sleep in a state of undress. He then walked into her bedroom where he touched her toes.
When the woman shouted in shock and called for help from a security guard who called the police, the man fled but returned again another night and watched the woman for three hours.
He was finally arrested when the police saw him loitering outside on a third occasion. Court documents did not indicate which floor the unit was on.
On Wednesday, 41-year-old Indian national Thirupathi Mohandas was sentenced to 13 months’ jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and two counts of voyeurism, with another four charges taken into consideration.
In sentencing, the judge pointed to his “predatory persistence” as well as his “sustained campaign of harassment over three days”.
The court heard that Thirupathi was a construction worker and driver and was assigned a lorry by his company.