Singapore Will Review Assault Case Penalties After Public Outcry
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Singapore will conduct a review on legal penalties for assault cases, the country’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in a Facebook post.
The minister’s comments were in response to public outcry after a male dentistry student was handed a non-jail sentence, which included community service, for assaulting his ex-girlfriend. If the sentence is completed, the individual will not retain any criminal record. He could have faced up to 2 years imprisonment for the offense.