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A teenager, who was 17 when he schemed with two friends to steal from prostitutes and then raped their final victim while he was alone with her, was sentenced to seven years’ jail and 15 strokes of the cane yesterday.
Mendel See Li Quan, who is now 19, pleaded guilty to one charge each of raping and robbing the 53-year-old victim on Oct 2, 2017, and a third charge of stealing $670 from another victim in September 2017. Eight other charges were taken into consideration.
In passing sentence, Justice Valerie Thean said the need for rehabilitation was displaced by the violence and brutality shown by See, who wielded a chopper against the victim.
See’s lawyer, who sought reformative training, said he was appealing against the sentence. Bail was doubled to $100,000 pending appeal.
The court heard that See, a Malaysian, got to know Singaporeans Benjamin Yong Dun Zheng and his girlfriend, Chow Chia Suan, both 23, in 2017.
The trio discussed possible ways to make money and See, a Singapore permanent resident, proposed stealing from prostitutes.
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