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Man Who Slapped & Swung Wife into the Nearby Rubbish Bin & Broke Her Index Finger Jailed 1 Year

2021-04-09 , 2:43 pm

Domestic violence is never all right.

Whether the perpetrator has had alcohol, anger management issues or simply had a “bad day”, it’s never alright to take it out on their partner.

For the 31-year-old Malaysian man, Mohamad Farali Khan Ismail Khan, he now has at last one whole year in prison to learn his lesson for assaulting his 52-year-old Singaporean wife, Ms Rajagopal Susilah, not only once but twice.

The first assault

The accused first hit his wife on March 8, 2020.

Farali had some alcohol and gotten into an argument with his wife while they were in their bedroom.

He claimed she was nagging him during the argument, so he hit her.

Using his open palm, he slapped her head three times.

When she tried to defend herself by blocking the blows, he hit her hand another three times.

He must have used a lot of force because he fractured her right index finger.

Perhaps realizing what he had done, Farali drove his wife to Sengkang General Hospital on her request.

The second assault

Should there even be a second one though?

Anyway, on May 25, 2020, just about 3 months after the first incident, the couple made a visit to Farali’s godparents to deliver some homemade food.

Prior to heading there, Farali consumed some alcohol yet again. His wife was driving then.

When they left the house and headed to the lift, his wife had mistakenly called him by her son’s name, “Sarvin”, whom she had had with her previous husband.

This ticked off the alcohol-influenced Farali and thrown him into another rage frenzy.

After alighting from the lift, Farali slapped his wife on the cheeks. He then grabbed her hair, pulled her backwards, and swung her.

Susilah ended up slamming into a nearby dustbin. She sustained a bruise on her cheek and jawbone.

Nonchalant about the whole thing, Farali began smoking a cigarette and popped open a can of beer.

The wife took the opportunity to escape back to Farali’s godparents’ home while her husband was walking away from her.

At first, Farali managed to convince his wife to leave the safety of the house and return home with him, but his demeanour changed for the worst yet again after they left the lift.

Thankfully, Susilah managed to return to the godparents’ floor before more damage could be done.

Farali followed suit and proceeded to scold her as they both stood in front of the godparents’ house in the common corridor.

Farali’s godbrother, who lives with his godparents, eventually called the police.

Taking it out on the police

When two police officers arrived at the scene, the couple were separated.

As the policewoman was trying to get Susilah’s statement about the incident, Farali kept approaching his wife despite repeated warnings from the officer to stay back.

In the end, the officer had to place him under arrest, which led to him shouting vulgarities at her.

Even after he was handcuffed, Farali was reported as saying to the female cop, “Eh, I can feel your ass, so fluffy.”

Being intoxicated is not a reason for being violent

Farali was charged with one count each of causing grievous hurt and causing hurt to Ms Susilah, as well as one count for being a smart mouth – ahem, I mean – of using abusive language on a public servant.

He pled guilty to all charges.

The defence lawyer, Mr Dhillon, tried to argue for a shorter sentence.

“Both offences were committed under alcohol intoxication. Otherwise, he and his wife share a very cordial relationship. The wife actually wrote to the IO (investigation officer) to indicate she does not want to proceed with the charges against (him), but he’s still being charged,” he said.

“I’m instructed to tell the court that he is shameful and remorseful and he has since changed.”

Sentenced to a year in prison and fined S$4,000

However, District Judge Shaifuddin Saruwan who is presiding over the case isn’t convinced.

“Your counsel tried to say you were remorseful afterwards because you sent her to the hospital, but as far as the court is concerned, that was the least you could do, having assaulted her in that manner.”

“There is very little evidence of remorse because two months after, you proceeded to assault her again by slapping her. And now you try to hide under the cover of intoxication.”

Farali was sentenced to a year in prison and fined S$4,000.

As part of Singapore’s efforts to curb violence against vulnerable victims, newly-improved provisions implemented on Jan 1, 2020 double the penalties for victims who are in close relationship, which includes spousal relationships, with the accused.

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