Man raped Malaysian woman in Singapore hours after meeting for the first time
Safhras Khan
Yahoo News Singapore
June 13, 2017
Barely a few hours after meeting an online pal from Malaysia for the first time in Singapore, he raped the woman and sexually assaulted her.
The attacks in 2013 left the then 20-year-old woman from Sabah, whose identity cannot be revealed due to a gag order, deeply traumatised. Her attacker also threatened to kill her during the incidents.
The rapist, Yap Jun Cheng, 26, was sentenced on Tuesday (13 June) to 14 years in jail and given 22 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one count of rape, and one count each of using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a woman and sexual assault by penetration.
Yap, who is currently unemployed, had 11 other charges against him taken into consideration for sentencing.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) David Khoo told Judicial Commissioner Pang Khang Chau in the High Court that Yap had befriended the woman on Facebook some time in 2011. The two corresponded intermittently via Facebook.
Victim came to Singapore to look for a job
Some time in February 2013, the woman decided to look for a job in Singapore and rent a flat. As she was unfamiliar with Singapore, she contacted Yap through Facebook to seek his help to show her around. Yap agreed and they exchanged telephone numbers.
The woman arrived in Singapore at about 9.30 am on 4 March and promptly met up with Yap at Paya Lebar MRT Station. The woman had previously told Yap that she needed to view a flat at about 10.30am.
At the train station, Yap, who was then serving his National Service with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, told the woman that he wanted to go home to change his clothes before the flat-viewing appointment. The woman agreed and they headed to Yap’s flat at Tampines.
Yap, who was staying in the flat with his parents and grandmother, told the woman to wait as he took a shower after they arrived at the flat. Yap’s grandmother was at home and the woman greeted her and waited for Yap in the living room. The woman was surprised to see Yap wearing his home clothes after his shower.
After telling the woman that he wanted to show her his room, Yap pulled her in and locked the door. He told the girl to leave her current boyfriend and that he could support her financially.
Yap also professed that he liked the woman and hugged her. The woman rejected Yap and pushed him away lightly.
Broken door knob
Yap unbuttoned her shirt and pulled her back forcefully. The woman managed to reach the doorknob and tried to open the door. She was unable to do so as the knob was broken.
The woman then called out to Yap’s grandmother but did not get a reply. Yap then covered the victim’s mouth and told her to stop being noisy.
Yap proceeded to touch the woman’s breasts before raping her. He also threatened to kill and rape the woman again, and forced her to perform oral sex on him.
The woman then told Yap that she needed to go for her flat-viewing appointment. Yap tried to open the bedroom door but was unable to do so at first but eventually was able to do so using a cloth hanger.
At this point, Yap’s grandmother came to the door but did not see the woman, who dared not call out for help as she was afraid of Yap.
Yap then used his mobile phone to take a photo of the two of them sitting on the bed. The woman then asked for permission to go to the toilet. Yap insisted that she leave the room unclad from the waist down. While the woman was in the toilet, she realised that there was no one in the house.
Yap then insisted that the woman cook for him. Out of fear, the woman agreed and cooked some dishes while still not wearing her shorts and panties. But Yap allowed her to wear them after she was nearly scalded by oil while cooking.
Second rape in the living room
Shortly after, the woman distracted Yap by asking him to sit in the living room. While they were in the living room, Yap raped her for a second time but stopped after a while when the woman said that she needed to go to the toilet.
When the woman returned, she lied to Yap that she was having her period in an attempt to deter him from raping her again. Yap laughed and said it was like he had struck lottery.
The two then went to a food centre in Bedok to eat before taking a train to Boon Lay where they parted ways. The woman decided not to go for her flat-viewing appointment, which was rearranged, and returned to Malaysia.
The woman arranged for a cousin-in-law to pick her up in Malaysia. The cousin-in-law realised that the woman was pale and shaken, and asked her about what had happened to her. The woman told her cousin-in-law about the rape incidents. She returned to Singapore with her cousin-in-law on the same day and lodged a police report.
Pressing for a jail term of 16 years, DPP Khoo pointed out that Yap had raped his victim twice and threatened to kill her. The episode had left her scarred and is affecting her current relationship with her boyfriend.
Yap’s lawyer, Ramesh Tiwary, argued that the incidents were not pre-meditated and that Yap was overcome with temptation. Tiwary pointed out that Yap was remorseful for his actions and had pleaded guilty from the onset.
Safhras Khan
Yahoo News Singapore
June 13, 2017
Barely a few hours after meeting an online pal from Malaysia for the first time in Singapore, he raped the woman and sexually assaulted her.
The attacks in 2013 left the then 20-year-old woman from Sabah, whose identity cannot be revealed due to a gag order, deeply traumatised. Her attacker also threatened to kill her during the incidents.
The rapist, Yap Jun Cheng, 26, was sentenced on Tuesday (13 June) to 14 years in jail and given 22 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one count of rape, and one count each of using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a woman and sexual assault by penetration.
Yap, who is currently unemployed, had 11 other charges against him taken into consideration for sentencing.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) David Khoo told Judicial Commissioner Pang Khang Chau in the High Court that Yap had befriended the woman on Facebook some time in 2011. The two corresponded intermittently via Facebook.
Victim came to Singapore to look for a job
Some time in February 2013, the woman decided to look for a job in Singapore and rent a flat. As she was unfamiliar with Singapore, she contacted Yap through Facebook to seek his help to show her around. Yap agreed and they exchanged telephone numbers.
The woman arrived in Singapore at about 9.30 am on 4 March and promptly met up with Yap at Paya Lebar MRT Station. The woman had previously told Yap that she needed to view a flat at about 10.30am.
At the train station, Yap, who was then serving his National Service with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, told the woman that he wanted to go home to change his clothes before the flat-viewing appointment. The woman agreed and they headed to Yap’s flat at Tampines.
Yap, who was staying in the flat with his parents and grandmother, told the woman to wait as he took a shower after they arrived at the flat. Yap’s grandmother was at home and the woman greeted her and waited for Yap in the living room. The woman was surprised to see Yap wearing his home clothes after his shower.
After telling the woman that he wanted to show her his room, Yap pulled her in and locked the door. He told the girl to leave her current boyfriend and that he could support her financially.
Yap also professed that he liked the woman and hugged her. The woman rejected Yap and pushed him away lightly.
Broken door knob
Yap unbuttoned her shirt and pulled her back forcefully. The woman managed to reach the doorknob and tried to open the door. She was unable to do so as the knob was broken.
The woman then called out to Yap’s grandmother but did not get a reply. Yap then covered the victim’s mouth and told her to stop being noisy.
Yap proceeded to touch the woman’s breasts before raping her. He also threatened to kill and rape the woman again, and forced her to perform oral sex on him.
The woman then told Yap that she needed to go for her flat-viewing appointment. Yap tried to open the bedroom door but was unable to do so at first but eventually was able to do so using a cloth hanger.
At this point, Yap’s grandmother came to the door but did not see the woman, who dared not call out for help as she was afraid of Yap.
Yap then used his mobile phone to take a photo of the two of them sitting on the bed. The woman then asked for permission to go to the toilet. Yap insisted that she leave the room unclad from the waist down. While the woman was in the toilet, she realised that there was no one in the house.
Yap then insisted that the woman cook for him. Out of fear, the woman agreed and cooked some dishes while still not wearing her shorts and panties. But Yap allowed her to wear them after she was nearly scalded by oil while cooking.
Second rape in the living room
Shortly after, the woman distracted Yap by asking him to sit in the living room. While they were in the living room, Yap raped her for a second time but stopped after a while when the woman said that she needed to go to the toilet.
When the woman returned, she lied to Yap that she was having her period in an attempt to deter him from raping her again. Yap laughed and said it was like he had struck lottery.
The two then went to a food centre in Bedok to eat before taking a train to Boon Lay where they parted ways. The woman decided not to go for her flat-viewing appointment, which was rearranged, and returned to Malaysia.
The woman arranged for a cousin-in-law to pick her up in Malaysia. The cousin-in-law realised that the woman was pale and shaken, and asked her about what had happened to her. The woman told her cousin-in-law about the rape incidents. She returned to Singapore with her cousin-in-law on the same day and lodged a police report.
Pressing for a jail term of 16 years, DPP Khoo pointed out that Yap had raped his victim twice and threatened to kill her. The episode had left her scarred and is affecting her current relationship with her boyfriend.
Yap’s lawyer, Ramesh Tiwary, argued that the incidents were not pre-meditated and that Yap was overcome with temptation. Tiwary pointed out that Yap was remorseful for his actions and had pleaded guilty from the onset.
