Man, 67, on trial for raping maid while the family was away
The man allegedly offered the domestic helper wine and "supplement injections" before raping and sexually assaulting her.
A general view of the Supreme Court from across the Singapore River on Sep 23, 2022. (File photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo)
Lydia Lam
09 Jul 2024 01:17PM
SINGAPORE: A 67-year-old man went on trial in the High Court on Tuesday (Jul 9) for raping his family's domestic helper, then aged 35, after offering her wine.
The Singaporean man, who cannot be named due to gag orders imposed by the court, is contesting five charges including rape, sexual assault and outrage of modesty.
The prosecution's case is that the maid was alone at home with the accused on the night of Jan 5, 2020. The rest of the family was overseas.
According to the prosecution, the accused invited the maid to watch television with him and offered her wine. He also gave her "certain supplement injections", said Deputy Public Prosecutors James Chew, Tin Shu Min and Yap Jia Jun.
The man administered the injections to the maid on a sofa in the living room before allegedly launching his sexual assault on her.
Over the span of about half an hour, he allegedly raped and sexually violated the woman.
The woman did not consent to any of the acts but was unable to resist, as she was feeling too giddy and weak from what she had consumed, said the prosecutors.
The man then carried the woman back to her bedroom and placed her on the bed.
After the woman woke up at about 4am the next morning, she called her sister in a distressed state. She told her employer what happened once they returned home on Jan 8, 2020.
