A man raped a domestic worker in an open field in Singapore’s Rochor and stole money from her shortly after witnessing another man allegedly sexually assault the woman.Malaysian Harvin Velanggany, 24, was sentenced on Monday to eight years’ jail and six strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to one count of rape with a charge of theft taken into consideration.Court documents stated that the victim, a 32-year-old Filipino, was on her day off when she was sexually assaulted on May 26, 2024. She cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her identity.
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WED · 2026-04-15 · 07:19 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0415-68664
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Malaysian man jailed in Singapore for raping, robbing Filipino helper
A 24-year-old Malaysian man, Harvin Velanggany, was sentenced in Singapore to eight years in jail and six strokes of the cane on Monday for raping a 32-year-old Filipino domestic worker. The crime occurred on May 26, 2024, in an open field in Rochor, Singapore, after the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted by another man.
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A 24-year-old Malaysian man, Harvin Velanggany, was sentenced in Singapore to eight years in jail and six strokes of the cane on Monday for raping a 32-year-old Filipino domestic worker. The crime occurred on May 26, 2024, in an open field in Rochor, Singapore, after the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted by another man. Velanggany pleaded guilty to one count of rape, with an additional theft charge considered during sentencing. He also stole money from the victim. A gag order is in place to protect the victim's identity.
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The victim cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her identity.
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The victim, a 32-year-old Filipino, was sexually assaulted on May 26, 2024.
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Velanggany pleaded guilty to one count of rape with a charge of theft taken into consideration.
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Malaysian Harvin Velanggany, 24, was sentenced to eight years’ jail and six strokes of the cane.
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