Jail for Singapore man who assaulted passer-by, then accused Bangladeshi victim of molesting his girlfriend


Tan Jek He's lie was exposed by footage from CCTV cameras in the area where the incident occurred. -ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A man who was just released from prison assaulted another man and lied to the police that he had retaliated because the victim had molested his girlfriend.

But the lie was exposed by footage from closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the area where the incident occurred.

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