A Malaysian national was convicted and sentenced to eight years in jail for sexually assaulting and robbing a Filipino domestic worker in Singapore. The incident occurred after the victim witnessed another suspected assault.

A man raped a domestic worker in an open field in Singapore’s Rochor and stole money from her shortly after witnessing another man allegedly sexually assault the woman. Malaysian Harvin Velanggany, 24, was sentenced on Monday to eight years’ jail and six strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to one count of rape with a charge of theft taken into consideration. Court documents stated that the victim, a 32-year-old Filipino, was on her day off when she was sexually assaulted on May 26, 2024......