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Day reporting order for security officer who repeatedly broke wife’s protection order against him

SINGAPORE — In December 2016, Jit Singh's wife had taken out a personal protection order (PPO) against him to restrain him from committing violence against her.

Jit Singh, 65, was sentenced to a six-month day reporting order and was also ordered to go for counselling sessions at the Institute of Mental Health’s National Addictions Management Service.

Jit Singh, 65, was sentenced to a six-month day reporting order and was also ordered to go for counselling sessions at the Institute of Mental Health’s National Addictions Management Service.

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SINGAPORE — In December 2016, Jit Singh's wife had taken out a personal protection order (PPO) against him to restrain him from committing violence against her.

Three months later he breached it, hurling insults at his wife and her family. By the end of 2017, the abuse had turned physical.

On Monday (Dec 9), three days before his 65th birthday, Singh was sentenced to a six-month day reporting order for breaching the PPO.

The security officer was also ordered to go for counselling sessions at the Institute of Mental Health’s National Addictions Management Service. "Alcohol consumption" was listed as one of the factors that put him at risk of re-offending.

Singh had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of harassing the 43-year-old woman and contravening the PPO. Six other similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.

Those given a community-based sentence must be first-time offenders above 16 years old, and they are required to report to a day-reporting centre for monitoring and counselling, and undergo rehabilitation programmes.

Judges will consider the nature of the offence and the offender’s character in assessing his suitability for such an order.

The court heard that Singh committed his offences from March to December in 2017.

Court documents showed that on March 5 that year, he berated his wife for half an hour, saying things like: “F*** the PPO, f*** your parents and sister. Your sister might be sleeping with another man, you can go to Little India to work as a prostitute.”

On Oct 28 that year, he accused her of being with another man and hurled more vulgarities.

Then on Dec 12, he slapped her twice and she called the police.

For contravening a personal protection order, Singh could have been jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$2,000, or both.

For causing harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act, he could have been jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$5,000 or both.

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