SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old man was on Wednesday ( Nov 20 ) sentenced to one week in jail for punching and kicking his ex-girlfriend at her own home out of jealousy.
Zachary Chung Wei Yik admitted guilt on one count of inciting harm without consent, with a second count of evil still being considered for punishment.
District Judge James Elisha Lee made the decision to ignore the defendant’s identity in the opening argument.
The trial claimed the gag order was to prevent her from being humiliated and embarrassed.
According to James Ow Yong, the victim’s identity would also be protected because of her loving connection with him, according to the defense attorney.
However, Judge Lee granted the victim’s name because she was not protected by the Children and Young Peoples Act and the assault was certainly sexual.
The victim, a 40-year-old North Korean person, worked at a bar located in the Orchard place. She met Chung in March 2022, and they started a marriage.
They broke up in May 2023 but nevertheless saw each other. They argued over another person a few days prior to the assault.
When Chung noticed another benefactor had purchased flowers for the victim, he was drinking with companions at the club where the sufferer worked.
In Singapore bars, it is common to purchase flower bouquets for sexual hostesses and performers.
Chung became jealous when he saw this, and spent more than S$ 1, 300 ( US$ 970 ) buying flowers for the victim. Eventually, he witnessed her leaving the club with the other benefactor.
At about 5.30am, the target returned house but could not find the key to her place, which she kept in a shoe inside.
Chung then raised the code and exited the pull. He started punching and kicking his ex-girlfriend, including in her face and head.
Chung demanded the personality of the sponsor who had left the club with her while assaulting her. She was therefore led into her apartment by him.
Outside, he cut the woman’s clothes and a smooth toys that belonged to her, which constituted the evil cost.
After the rape, Chung stayed the night. The next day, the sufferer started feeling pain from her wounds.
Chung drove her to the doctor to find care, and she was admitted for surveillance. The doctor who treated her reported the abuse.
On various body parts, the girl experienced bruising, swelling, and scratches. A day later, she was discharged and given five times of health left.
During the abuse, the person’s face’s plastic fillers were removed as well. She simply began working after returning from South Korea on October 17, 2023, after receiving therapy for this, according to the prosecutor.
The attorney, who asked for a short prison term, described the abuse as “brutal”, arguing that Chung targeted the defendant’s head and face.
He claimed that after the victim told him she had no money to pay for them, he only made restitution of about S$ 1,600 for the victim’s medical expenses, which totaled more than S S$ 2, 400.
Mr. Ow Yong, the defense attorney, claimed that Chung and the sufferer had been accused of being unfaithful in a situation where his customer had lost command over his feelings.
He claimed that Chung did not intend to inflict wounds in those specific locations and that the defendant’s injuries were minor. ” It was more a fury than a qualified attack”, said the lawyer.
He added that Chung did not attempt to “ambush” the prey, and that the abuse was not intentional. According to Mr. Ow Yong, he had a plan to meet her at her place that day and was there for a” cultural purpose.”
Mr. Ow Yong demanded a great of S$ 5, 000, claiming that “he was for all intents and purposes a welcome guest at her spot.”
The victim’s attorney claimed there was nothing to indicate that the victim had been traumatized by the rape, but Judge Lee questioned whether the victim had simply allowed Chung to be.
In punishment, the prosecutor pointed out that Chung attacked the prey without any provocation from her, and that it was a one-sided abuse.
He also benefited from Shawn Tan Jia Jun‘s case, who was imprisoned for two weeks for hitting and kickkicking his then-girlfriend when she was nine months along.
Given the wounds his ex-girlfriend suffered and the nature of the abuse, the judge said Chung’s crimes were less severe than Tan’s, but that the sentence had still been commuted.
After receiving a postponement to negotiate work issues, Chung is scheduled to begin serving his sentence on December 13, 2024.
A three-year prison sentence, a fine of up to S$ 5, 000, or both are the penalties for deliberately inflicting pain.