PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v BSV

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v BSV

The judge accepted the complainant's testimony as credible and corroborated by CCTV, witness testimony, medical observation of a neck laceration and psychiatric diagnosis of PTSD; discrepancies were minor or explicable; the accused's account was inherently improbable, fabricated in parts and inconsistent with contemporaneous police interviews; therefore prosecution proved absence of consent and all elements of the nine charges beyond reasonable doubt, warranting conviction on all charges.

Citation
[2020] SGHC 115
Parties
Prosecution: Public Prosecutor; Accused: BSV
Court
General Division of the High Court
Jurisdiction
Singapore
Judgment Date
3 June 2020
Case Number
HC/CC 54/2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Trial Judgment (conviction)
Outcome
Accused found guilty and convicted on all nine charges
Legal Topics
Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Sexual Assault by Penetration, Aggravated Outrage of Modesty, Criminal Intimidation, Outrage of Modesty, Voluntarily Causing Hurt, Credibility and Corroboration
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Sexual Offences Evidence Aggravated Rape Aggravated Sexual Assault by Penetration Aggravated Outrage of Modesty Criminal Intimidation Outrage of Modesty +2 more

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Parties

Public Prosecutor

Prosecution

BSV

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Trial Judgment (conviction)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant consented to the sexual acts
  2. 2 Credibility of complainant versus accused
  3. 3 Whether supporting evidence corroborates the complainant

Ratio Decidendi

The judge accepted the complainant's testimony as credible and corroborated by CCTV, witness testimony, medical observation of a neck laceration and psychiatric diagnosis of PTSD; discrepancies were minor or explicable; the accused's account was inherently improbable, fabricated in parts and inconsistent with contemporaneous police interviews; therefore prosecution proved absence of consent and all elements of the nine charges beyond reasonable doubt, warranting conviction on all charges.

Court Disposition

Accused found guilty and convicted on all nine charges

Orders

  • Accused convicted and convicted on all nine charges
  • Sentencing hearing to be scheduled; submissions on sentence to be heard