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Jail, caning for man who coaxed friend to sexually assault drunken teenager

SINGAPORE — Exhausted and drowsy after a night of dancing, drinking hard liquor and consuming methamphetamine, an 18-year-old girl accepted Muhammad Nurul Huzaifah Raimy’s invitation to go to his place.

SINGAPORE — Exhausted and drowsy after a night of dancing, drinking hard liquor and consuming methamphetamine, an 18-year-old girl accepted Muhammad Nurul Huzaifah Raimy’s invitation to go to his place.

But Huzaifah took the girl to her childhood friend’s home instead. Huzaifah and the girl then had consensual sex but it all went south for her from then on.

She ended up being allegedly raped and sexually violated by three other men.

In the High Court on Thursday (Feb 20), Huzaifah, now aged 23, pleaded guilty to a charge of abetment of sexual assault by penetration. The former freelance delivery man was sentenced to seven years’ jail and six strokes of the cane.

Two other unrelated charges of rioting and dishonest misappropriation of property were taken into consideration for sentencing.

The other three men, who are Huzaifah’s friends, have not been dealt with in court. They are:

  • The victim’s childhood friend, 20, only identified in court documents as B4. He was charged with sexual assault by penetration.

  • Nur Irsyad Danial Mohamad Isa, 19. He faces charges that include rape and abetment of sexual assault by penetration.

  • Muhammad Danial Sharuddin Muhamad Noor, 18. He was similarly charged with sexual assault by penetration.

The girl cannot be named due to a court gag order to protect her identity.

All three men, save for B4, did not know the victim before the night of July 19, 2018.

The court heard that she had taken methamphetamine before heading to the Canvas nightclub at Clarke Quay, where she had several alcoholic drinks on an empty stomach.

She also danced with several people there, including Huzaifah and Sharuddin.

SHE WAS WALKING UNSTEADILY

When the nightclub closed at about 3am, she left alone and rested on a nearby bench, unable to stand. Huzaifah and his friends also left the club and, upon noticing her, he asked if she wanted to go to his place.

All five of them then began walking to the taxi stand. The victim needed Huzaifah’s help to walk.

While waiting for a taxi, Huzaifah asked B4 if he and the girl could have sex at the other man’s flat, where B4 lived on his own after a dispute with his fiancee.

Huzaifah also offered B4 the chance to have sex with the girl afterwards, assessing that she was already “high” and would be oblivious to the two men switching places.

Deputy Public Prosecutors (DPPs) Sruthi Boppana, Andre Ong and David Khoo told the court that B4 initially expressed reservations as he was childhood friends with the victim, but he eventually agreed.

Huzaifah and the girl went to the flat in a taxi, while the other three men took another taxi there too.

Closed-circuit television footage from police cameras showed the girl walking unsteadily from the taxi and resting her head on Huzaifah’s shoulder.

When they got to the flat, she was surprised to see the others already there as she thought she was going to Huzaifah’s place.

SHE WOKE UP WHEN SHARUDDIN PULLED HER HAIR

After Huzaifah took her to a corner, she fell asleep face down on the floor. Huzaifah then woke her up and they had sex while the other three men watched.

After he was done, Huzaifah covered her body with a blanket and dressed himself, then noticed that she was lying prone on the ground and had not moved for some time.

Huzaifah waved at B4 and told him to come over quickly.

B4 walked over and allegedly sexually assaulted the girl for several minutes. Her eyes remained closed throughout and she was unaware of it.

After B4 left the flat, Sharuddin also allegedly violated the girl while Irsyad purportedly raped her. She initially returned Sharuddin’s kiss, mistaking him for Huzaifah, but was jolted awake when Sharuddin pulled her hair.

She found herself unable to escape as Irsyad had pinned her down and Sharuddin was assaulting her. Huzaifah stood near the television and did not stop them.

Irsyad then told the girl to wash herself, but she cried and refused to do so, insisting that he take responsibility for his actions. Sharuddin and Irsyad fled shortly afterwards.

Huzaifah also ran away after the victim scolded him for allowing his friends to take advantage of her, then told him that she was going to call the police.

TRIED TO COVER UP

The court further heard that B4 returned to his flat later and found her alone and crying there. He listened to her describe what Sharuddin and Irsyad had allegedly done to her, but she was not aware that her friend had purportedly assaulted her, too.

The four men had exchanged WhatsApp messages after fleeing. Huzaifah and Irsyad deleted several of them to cover their tracks, while Huzaifah tried to persuade the victim not to pursue the matter further.

She told him to surrender himself to the police, but he asked Irsyad’s girlfriend to tell her not to implicate him or pursue the matter, and that he was willing to pay any amount for her co-operation.

Sharuddin, Irsyad and B4 were arrested later that day at the flat. Huzaifah was nabbed four days later.

An Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist diagnosed Huzaifah with mild mental retardation based on his educational background and vocational history, but found no causal link between his mental condition and his offences.

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