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Singapore Court Sentences Indian National Nurse to 14 Months’ Jail, Caning over Molestation Charge
Elipe Siva Nagu was sentenced to 14 months' jail and two cane strokes after molesting a male visitor under the guise of disinfecting him, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, the court sentenced Elipe Siva Nagu, 34, Indian national and staff nurse at Raffles Hospital, to a year and two months' jail and two strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to molestation.
- On June 18, the victim visited his grandfather at Raffles Hospital; the case was reported on June 21, and Elipe was arrested two days later.
- On the pretext of 'disinfecting', Elipe put soap on his hand and engaged the victim inside a patient's toilet at around 7.30 p.m.; the startled victim did not move, the court heard.
- He was suspended from his nursing duties soon after the offence, and the victim experienced flashbacks before later returning to his grandfather’s bedside.
- The Straits Times reported the case involving Raffles Hospital, a premium hospital in Singapore, with court documents redacting the victim's details and the case reported on June 21.
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Indian national working as staff nurse jailed for molesting male visitor at Singapore hospital
An Indian national working as a staff nurse at a Singapore premium hospital was sentenced to a year and two months’ jail, and two strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to a molestation charge.
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Indian Nurse Jailed For Molesting Male Visitor At Singapore Hospital
An Indian national working as a staff nurse at Raffles Hospital in Singapore was sentenced to a year and two months' jail, and two strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to a molestation charge.
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