Assault case: Frenchman denies trying to smother lover

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Assault case: Frenchman denies trying to smother lover
Viet woman alleges he used pillow to harm her

Published on Sep 8, 2011
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Pilhion (above), a businessman, is accused of biting and trying to smother Ms Pohl, a Vietnamese headhunter, inside her apartment. -- ST PHOTOS: TEDCHEN

By Khushwant Singh

A Vietnamese woman had decided to end her relationship with a Frenchman in February.

But when he insisted on coming to Singapore to visit her in March, she agreed to let him stay in her Kembangan apartment.

Yesterday, businessman Sylvain Christian Emile Pilhion, 38, went on trial for allegedly trying to smother her with a pillow in the early hours of March 29.

Heis also accused of using criminal force to restrain Ms Jocelyn Quynh-Anh Pohl, 38, from leaving her apartment in Jalan Masjid.

He is said to have grabbed her, tossed her on a bed and bit her left hand before trying to smother her.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.