Is staying in jail really better than staying at home meh???
A 26-year-old man in Singapore has been sentenced to seven months in jail for breaking into his neighbour’s home and molesting a woman while she slept. The disturbing incident unfolded when the intruder, Erakkodan Abinraj, climbed into the victim’s unit through the kitchen balcony, and touched her through her underwear.
The court heard that Erakkodan, an Indian national, had been living next door to the victim’s family for about a year with five colleagues. He claimed to have recognized the 36-year-old woman from previous encounters.
The incident occurred in September 2024, when Erakkodan entered the victim’s home late at night using the torchlight on his mobile phone to navigate the dark. Upon entering the master bedroom where the victim and her husband were asleep, he proceeded to touch her through her underwear, waking her up.
In a state of panic, the intruder urinated on his pants when the victim’s scream woke her husband, who promptly confronted Erakkodan. Despite begging the husband not to call the police, the incident was reported to the authorities.
“The victim’s home was a private space where she should have felt safe,” emphasized Deputy Public Prosecutor Kathy Chu, describing Erakkodan’s actions as highly aggravating for violating the victim’s privacy and causing further distress by urinating in her home.
Erakkodan initially denied molesting the victim, claiming that his phone had accidentally fallen on her, but he was found guilty and sentenced to seven months in jail.
