Jan 31, 2009
Teen plotted girl's rape
Girl, 16, co-opted man on chatline in revenge bid on victim for bad-mouthing her
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was so incensed at having been belittled by a younger girl that she spent time plotting her revenge.
Her plan was to co-opt a man into raping the 13-year-old. But when the appointed day came and the attack did not go as planned, Nor Azura Omar forced the girl to have oral sex with the man - an episode she recorded on her cellphone.
A district court heard yesterday that Azura planned to 'break the virginity' of the girl who had bad-mouthed her. It is not known how long she took to hatch the revenge plan.
On June 28 last year, she called a chatline and arranged for the man - whose identity is unknown - to meet her at a block of flats in Woodlands after having briefed him on his 'role'.
The 13-year-old girl, who was then with her and overheard the phone conversation, was afraid to make a run for it because she feared Azura would beat her up, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Diane Tan.
Later that day, the man turned up at Block 362 Woodlands Avenue 1 and met Azura, her 12- to 15-year-old accomplices and the victim.
The group trooped up to the staircase landing on the fourth floor. There, with everyone looking on, the 13-year-old was ordered to get down on the floor.
Azura then bade the man to rape her, but he was unsuccessful.
Unhappy that the victim's virginity was still intact, Azura forced her to perform oral sex on the man.
The frightened girl complied. She stopped after less than five minutes, after which the man left the scene.
Azura, dissatisfied that her plan had not panned out, slapped and kicked the victim. Her friends joined in, stopping only when they heard footsteps approaching.
Azura next stripped her, and called the police herself to report that the girl - who had escaped from a children's home - was with her.
This was how the assault came to light.
Azura's seven accomplices, four girls and three boys, are being dealt with in Juvenile Court.
The court also heard another matter involving Azura yesterday: A Ms Rashidah Mohamed, 19, filed a police report against her on July 26 last year, alleging that Azura had failed to return her a bag.
The pair had met at a shopping centre as Azura said she wanted to listen to music from Ms Rashidah's mobile phone.
After the pair exchanged bags, Azura said she needed to use the toilet urgently. She fled with Ms Rashidah's bag, which contained two mobile phones worth $428 and some documents.
Yesterday, Azura admitted to five of 11 charges related to these two incidents.
Her lawyer, Mr Noor Mohamed Marican, said his client's parents were in jail for drug offences, so she was 'without a home, without family, without anyone to guide her'. He added that she was contrite and wanted to turn over a new leaf.
But even he conceded that it was hard to understand, how, at Azura's tender age, 'a person could go to such an extent to commit these offences'.
Community Court judge May Mesenas postponed sentencing to Feb 20, pending a reformative training report and a psychological assessment on Azura's risk of re-offending.
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Teen plotted girl's rape
Girl, 16, co-opted man on chatline in revenge bid on victim for bad-mouthing her
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was so incensed at having been belittled by a younger girl that she spent time plotting her revenge.
Her plan was to co-opt a man into raping the 13-year-old. But when the appointed day came and the attack did not go as planned, Nor Azura Omar forced the girl to have oral sex with the man - an episode she recorded on her cellphone.
A district court heard yesterday that Azura planned to 'break the virginity' of the girl who had bad-mouthed her. It is not known how long she took to hatch the revenge plan.
On June 28 last year, she called a chatline and arranged for the man - whose identity is unknown - to meet her at a block of flats in Woodlands after having briefed him on his 'role'.
The 13-year-old girl, who was then with her and overheard the phone conversation, was afraid to make a run for it because she feared Azura would beat her up, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Diane Tan.
Later that day, the man turned up at Block 362 Woodlands Avenue 1 and met Azura, her 12- to 15-year-old accomplices and the victim.
The group trooped up to the staircase landing on the fourth floor. There, with everyone looking on, the 13-year-old was ordered to get down on the floor.
Azura then bade the man to rape her, but he was unsuccessful.
Unhappy that the victim's virginity was still intact, Azura forced her to perform oral sex on the man.
The frightened girl complied. She stopped after less than five minutes, after which the man left the scene.
Azura, dissatisfied that her plan had not panned out, slapped and kicked the victim. Her friends joined in, stopping only when they heard footsteps approaching.
Azura next stripped her, and called the police herself to report that the girl - who had escaped from a children's home - was with her.
This was how the assault came to light.
Azura's seven accomplices, four girls and three boys, are being dealt with in Juvenile Court.
The court also heard another matter involving Azura yesterday: A Ms Rashidah Mohamed, 19, filed a police report against her on July 26 last year, alleging that Azura had failed to return her a bag.
The pair had met at a shopping centre as Azura said she wanted to listen to music from Ms Rashidah's mobile phone.
After the pair exchanged bags, Azura said she needed to use the toilet urgently. She fled with Ms Rashidah's bag, which contained two mobile phones worth $428 and some documents.
Yesterday, Azura admitted to five of 11 charges related to these two incidents.
Her lawyer, Mr Noor Mohamed Marican, said his client's parents were in jail for drug offences, so she was 'without a home, without family, without anyone to guide her'. He added that she was contrite and wanted to turn over a new leaf.
But even he conceded that it was hard to understand, how, at Azura's tender age, 'a person could go to such an extent to commit these offences'.
Community Court judge May Mesenas postponed sentencing to Feb 20, pending a reformative training report and a psychological assessment on Azura's risk of re-offending.
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