SINGAPORE: For at least one month, a man stalked his original staff by lurking at her home and workplace, and sending her unwanted items and letters.
Sven Teo Jin Kiat, 35, was jailed for three months on Monday ( Jan 13 ) after pleading guilty to one count of stalking, with another similar charge taken into consideration.
The stalking allegations spanned both November 2023 and December 2024.
The 29-year-old target used to operate for Teo at his salon. Teo admitted to being interested in her at the moment, but because he was married, she rejected him.
The woman left Teo’s shop and was hired by a unique shop, where she would work in various areas.
After the person had stopped working for Teo, from January 2023 to September 2024, he , loitered and lurked around areas she frequented, such as the hole board of her apartment and the shops where she worked.
Teo had garden his vehicle at the car area close to her stop and park for about an hour at her hole board. This happened about everyday.
On her daily walk from work to home, he may pursue the victim. Sometimes, she would follow him on the MRT or see his violet vehicle behind the van she was taking.
The victim did not know how he came across the knowledge and where her new job was.
Teo also sent the target unintentional presents at least four times. He also affixed meals and a Christian Dior handbag with documents declaring his thoughts for her.
He emailed the victim 31 letters from seven different email addresses, asking her to meet him, and asking for her to join him between January and October 2024.
Teo criticized her in the messages for not responding to him and forbid her to remove her police grievances against him.
According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Gladys Lim, Teo wanted to talk to the target about their connection and urge her to keep working for him at the shop.
The target filed seven officers information against Teo between June 2023 and December 2024. Yet though he tried to run away every day she spotted him, he also confronted him on two to three times.
The target complained to Hector about how bothersome he was in January 2024 and why he kept bothering her.
That same quarter, Teo was investigated by the police and advised to refrain from judicial do, but he persisted.
After being accused of stalking and released on bail, Teo reoffended by continuing to stem the prey on at least four times.
He discovered that he had discovered her at an MRT place and nearby her house one day in December 2024 and began to look for her there.
Teo’s stalking harassed and distressed the target, the prosecutor said.
She tried asking her neighbors and coworkers to keep an eye on her and let her know if ( Teo ) should come up near her place of employment or block, according to Ms. Lim.
She described feeling horrified by his actions and said she was continually worried about what Teo could perhaps do to her.
The attorney described Teo as being “like an unwelcome security camera” to the sufferer, and , sought three to four months ‘ prison for him.
The punishment for stalking is imprisonment for up to 12 months, a fine of up to S$ 5, 000 ( US$ 3, 700 ) or both.