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Wife-stabber jailed 4 yrs
By Khushwant Singh
STRESSING the seriousness of spousal violence, a district judge sentenced a former investment analyst to four years in jail and eight strokes of the cane on Friday.
Russell Tan Rui Leen, 39, had gone into a stabbing frenzy on Sept 30 last year and nearly killed his wife then, Madam Jann Goh Hwee Suan, 35, in their Paris Ris Drive flat.
She lost so much blood, she needed blood transfusions and went through six different operations.
Besides the more than 80 scars all over her body, she is also mentally scarred, she told the court in her victim impact statement.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Cheryl Kam reminded the court of the 'savage and brutal nature of the attack'.
Tan had repeatedly stabbed and slashed Madam Goh with the knives and had spared her no mercy.
He had pulled her hair from the back, catching her by surprise and leaving her no means to defend herself. She was also physically weaker than he was and when the first knife became bent, Tan picked up a larger knife - with a 18cm blade.
Even when a concerned neighbour, hearing the commotion, tried to reason with Tan to get him to stop, Tan had turned around knife in hand, sending the neighbour scurrying away to call the police, DPP Kam said.
This distraction, however, gave Madam Goh the opportunity to flee to the toilet for safety but Tan trailed her there and continued his relentless attack.
Tan had also disregarded her pleas and even those of his six-year-old son. In reply, he had said: 'No, she must die. She must not live. I must kill her.'
DPP Kam said that he tried to saw off Madam Goh's head with the knife.
This proved too much for Madam Goh's mother, who ran out of the courtroom sobbing.
The court heard that Tan did leave the toilet, only to return shortly. Finding her still alive, he resumed stabbing her all over her body.
This clearly demonstrates his intention to end her life, DPP Kam said.
Earlier. Tan's lawyer Lee Yih Gia had highlight the couple's history of marital discord and how they had sought help from counsellors and psychiatrists.
He alleged that Madam Goh had abused Tan and said that Dr Lim Yun Chin of Raffles Hospital, who had treated the couple, had said in his report that Madam Goh 'knew with accurate precision how to bring out the worse in Russell'.
He added: 'Ironically, Russell was asked on a number of occasions by well-meaning friends to consider a divorce. The fact he did not the easy way out says a lot about this man.'
Tan had pleaded guilty and was to be sentenced on July 29. It was adjourned as District Judge May Mesenas had asked prosecution to check on allegations that Tan had sent harassing e-mail and SMS messages to his wife after the accident.
DPP Kam on Friday informed the court that police were still investigating these allegations, which should not be considered relevant to the present case.
'Further delays would not aid either Madam Goh or Tan to seek closure,' she said.
Outside the courtroom, family members of Madam Goh and Tan stared at each other before leaving.
Wife-stabber jailed 4 yrs
By Khushwant Singh
STRESSING the seriousness of spousal violence, a district judge sentenced a former investment analyst to four years in jail and eight strokes of the cane on Friday.
Russell Tan Rui Leen, 39, had gone into a stabbing frenzy on Sept 30 last year and nearly killed his wife then, Madam Jann Goh Hwee Suan, 35, in their Paris Ris Drive flat.
She lost so much blood, she needed blood transfusions and went through six different operations.
Besides the more than 80 scars all over her body, she is also mentally scarred, she told the court in her victim impact statement.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Cheryl Kam reminded the court of the 'savage and brutal nature of the attack'.
Tan had repeatedly stabbed and slashed Madam Goh with the knives and had spared her no mercy.
He had pulled her hair from the back, catching her by surprise and leaving her no means to defend herself. She was also physically weaker than he was and when the first knife became bent, Tan picked up a larger knife - with a 18cm blade.
Even when a concerned neighbour, hearing the commotion, tried to reason with Tan to get him to stop, Tan had turned around knife in hand, sending the neighbour scurrying away to call the police, DPP Kam said.
This distraction, however, gave Madam Goh the opportunity to flee to the toilet for safety but Tan trailed her there and continued his relentless attack.
Tan had also disregarded her pleas and even those of his six-year-old son. In reply, he had said: 'No, she must die. She must not live. I must kill her.'
DPP Kam said that he tried to saw off Madam Goh's head with the knife.
This proved too much for Madam Goh's mother, who ran out of the courtroom sobbing.
The court heard that Tan did leave the toilet, only to return shortly. Finding her still alive, he resumed stabbing her all over her body.
This clearly demonstrates his intention to end her life, DPP Kam said.
Earlier. Tan's lawyer Lee Yih Gia had highlight the couple's history of marital discord and how they had sought help from counsellors and psychiatrists.
He alleged that Madam Goh had abused Tan and said that Dr Lim Yun Chin of Raffles Hospital, who had treated the couple, had said in his report that Madam Goh 'knew with accurate precision how to bring out the worse in Russell'.
He added: 'Ironically, Russell was asked on a number of occasions by well-meaning friends to consider a divorce. The fact he did not the easy way out says a lot about this man.'
Tan had pleaded guilty and was to be sentenced on July 29. It was adjourned as District Judge May Mesenas had asked prosecution to check on allegations that Tan had sent harassing e-mail and SMS messages to his wife after the accident.
DPP Kam on Friday informed the court that police were still investigating these allegations, which should not be considered relevant to the present case.
'Further delays would not aid either Madam Goh or Tan to seek closure,' she said.
Outside the courtroom, family members of Madam Goh and Tan stared at each other before leaving.
