A woman who started a fire that left her then boyfriend with burns on 15 per cent of his body was sentenced to a year and seven months’ jail on May 20. In March after a trial, Daljeet Kaur Dharam Chand, 35, was convicted of one of count of rashly contributing to the risk...
Daljeet Kaur Dharam Chand, 35, was convicted of one of count of rashly contributing to the risk of causing a fire in her Sembawang rental flat.A woman who started a fire that left her then boyfriend with burns on 15 per cent of his body was sentenced to a year and seven months’ jail on May 20.
The prosecution told the court in earlier proceedings the Malaysian became depressed after the incident and has permanent scarring on his arms.In his submissions filed in February, Deputy Public Prosecutor Jonathan Tan told the court: “On Sept 6, 2021, the victim resolved to leave the flat and, in all likelihood, his relationship with the accused.
Court documents stated that Kaur decided to stage an elaborate stunt by buying thinner and matches when Mr Premraj wanted to leave on Sept 6, 2021. But when she resisted, he resorted to “staging his own stunt” by pouring the flammable liquid on himself. “While the matchsticks were still burning, she failed to hold on to them. They dropped caught fire with the thinner. The fire spread towards the victim and engulfed him in flames.”
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