Deputy Public Prosecutor Bhajanvir Singh said the woman was sexually abused when she was between nine and 12 years old. She was then living with her parents and three brothers.
The offences came to light when her attacker was 13. He was dealt with in court and sentenced to two years in a boys home.
After her brother served his sentence, he tied the knot in September 2018 and later learnt he was to be a father the following year.
That appeared to trigger the woman. She was upset he had moved on with his life and felt he did not deserve to be happy.
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Woman jailed for injecting insulin into her son for peaceful death in plan to kill entire family over her childhood rape
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SINGAPORE: A woman who was raped and molested by her older brother when she was a young girl developed traumatic symptoms that were triggered when she saw her brother lead a normal life by getting married and having a child.
May 05, 2021
Between January and July 15, 2019, the woman injected the boy with insulin on at least 13 occasions.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - A woman who was raped by her brother when she was a child hurt her own son because the then seven-year-old boy resembled her attacker.
Between January and July 15, 2019, she injected the boy with insulin on at least 13 occasions.
The woman had learnt that a high dosage of the substance could cause a person s blood sugar to crash, possibly leading to death.
The boy s blood sugar level did fall and he suffered headaches. But he survived the attacks.
On Wednesday (May 5), the 29-year-old mother was sentenced to five years jail after she pleaded guilty to causing hurt to the boy by using a poison.
Between January and July 15, 2019, she injected the boy with insulin on at least 13 occasions.
The woman had learnt that a high dosage of the substance could cause a person s blood sugar to crash, possibly leading to death.
The boy s blood sugar level did fall and he suffered headaches. But he survived the attacks.
On Wednesday (May 5), the 29-year-old mother was sentenced to five years jail after she pleaded guilty to causing hurt to the boy by using a poison.
The woman, who also has two daughters, cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her son s identity.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Bhajanvir Singh said that the woman was sexually abused when she was between nine and 12 years old. She was then living with her parents and three brothers.