The_King Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 SINGAPORE – After an evening of drinking at Lucky Plaza, a man went on a 15-minute alcohol-fuelled crime spree and molested three women. On Feb 14, Joseph Mark Mervyn, 48, was sentenced to eight months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to one charge of molestation. Two other counts of molestation and one count of using criminal force on another person were taken into consideration for sentencing. He will serve his sentence from March 13. The court heard that on the evening of Aug 6, 2023, Joseph left a pub in Lucky Plaza after consuming three shots of tequila and five bottles of Heineken beer. At about 6.50pm, an 18-year-old girl was with a friend at a staircase in the shopping centre when Joseph approached her from behind and molested her. The victim later called the police to report that she had been molested. At around 6.55pm, Joseph continued his crime spree by molesting a 44-year-old woman outside Lucky Plaza. About five minutes later, he choked a 20-year-old woman at a zebra crossing outside Lucky Plaza with his right arm before pushing her backwards. The victim managed to wrestle his grip off her neck, the court heard. At 7.05pm, 15 minutes after his first offence, Joseph molested a 28-year-old woman at the underpass near Tangs department store. Deputy Public Prosecutor Brian Tan said the fourth victim was with her father, who chased Joseph and detained him until the police arrived. Seeking a jail term of between seven and eight months, DPP Tan said Joseph was intoxicated at the time of his offences. Joseph, who represented himself in court, said in his mitigation: “Although I was drunk, there was no excuse for me to do such a thing. I’m remorseful.” He committed a similar crime nearly three decades ago in 1996. The then 20-year-old served nine months in jail and received three strokes of the cane for molesting and assaulting an 18-year-old girl at a staircase in Far East Plaza. For each count of molestation, an offender can be jailed for up to three years, fined, caned or receive any combination of such punishments. For using criminal force on another person, an offender can be jailed for three months and fined up to $1,500. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendude Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I tot amdk, is some Eurasian who looks like lim tean, no wonder never deport. Should've caned him for good measure before he turns 50. Useless guy can't hold his liquor also, 3 shots and 5 bottle anyhow already, I not frequent drinker also can tahan. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 8 minutes ago, zendude said: I tot amdk, is some Eurasian who looks like lim tean, no wonder never deport. Should've caned him for good measure before he turns 50. Useless guy can't hold his liquor also, 3 shots and 5 bottle anyhow already, I not frequent drinker also can tahan. Look like Gurmit Singh to me 😂😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huat Zai Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 There are so many places in the area where the ladies are more than welcome to entertain him for a fee, yet he goings on a rampage... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 15mins of song, 8mths of pain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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