AFTER a night of drinking with a pub waitress, three young men –two brothers and their acquaintance – conspired to rape the severely inebriated 18-year-old.
They took her to a budget hotel and, once inside their room, wasted no time in undressing themselves and groping her as she lay on the bed.
This culminated in the youngest, Ho Boon Sheng, then 20, raping her even as she screamed and struggled.
Yesterday, Ho, now 25, was jailed 13 and a half years and ordered to be caned 12 strokes for the rape at Hotel 81 Cosy on Jiak Chuan Road, Chinatown, in the early hours of July 4, 2010.
Brothers Calvin Tan Jian Wei, 28, and Edwin Tan Jian An, 26, who admitted abetting the rape, were each jailed 11 years and ordered to be caned eight strokes.
While the brothers did not actually rape the victim, the prosecution asserted that they played significant roles, including carrying her to the room, holding her legs and covering her mouth.
The High Court heard that Edwin Tan, then a regular soldier, knew the girl through a mutual friend and often texted her.
On the night of July 3, 2010, Edwin Tan went with his former camp mate Ho, a claims assistant, to the Boat Quay pub where she worked. The older Tan joined them later.
As the girl drank with the trio, she became weak and rested her head on the table. Ho then mooted the idea of having a “foursome” - a suggestion the inebriated waitress was unaware of. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network
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