Man abuses young niece after being given home by his late wife's family

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SINGAPORE - A widower who had sought shelter with his late wife's family repaid their kindness by sexually abusing his brother-in-law's young daughter, a court heard.

The man, a 62-year-old operating theatre technician who cannot be named to protect the child's identity, had been living with his relatives since 2003 and was referred to as "ayah" - the Malay word for father - by the girl, who was just 10 years old when he first abused her.

Jailing him for 10 years and nine months on Tuesday (June 19), District Judge Mathew Joseph said: "They offered you a home to stay... for that young victim, that house was transformed into a house of terror... The victim will probably remain scarred for life."

The man pleaded guilty to two counts of molestation and one of attempting to sexually penetrate his niece without her consent.

Five other charges for similar offences involving the same girl were taken into consideration during sentencing. The offences spanned from 2011 to 2016.

He first molested her at the family flat in mid-2011.

The following year he molested her again while watching television, even though the girl's parents, brother and grandmother were at home at the time.



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