Daljeet Kaur Dharam Chand, a 35-year-old resident of Singapore of Indian origin, was sentenced to 19 months in jail for beginning a fireplace in her rental condo through which her boyfriend was injured. The couple lived collectively within the rental condo and are believed to have separated after the incident.
Daljeet’s boyfriend Premraj Ragoo suffered burns on 15% of his physique, together with his again and left buttock. The burns precipitated everlasting scars. Ragoo couldn’t afford surgical procedure for his burns, so he returned to Malaysia to recuperate, The Straits Instances reported.
In March, following a trial, Daljeet Kaur Dharam Chand was discovered responsible of 1 depend of recklessly contributing to the danger of beginning a fireplace at her rental condo in Sembawang.
Based on courtroom paperwork, the couple’s relationship was troubled. Deputy Public Prosecutor Jonathan Tan described Kaur as a possessive and manipulative companion.
“He supplied the sufferer full monetary provision… Over time, he normalized unhealthy management and supervision. When disputes arose, he threatened to commit suicide,” Tan mentioned.
Prosecutors alleged that on September 6, 2021, when Ragoo determined to finish the connection, Kaur turned indignant. She poured thinner on the ground and lit matches, beginning the hearth.
Ragoo, in an intoxicated state, tried to alleviate the scenario by taking the thinner away from Kaur.
Nonetheless, the scenario worsened additional and Ragoo poured the flammable liquid on himself, the Straits Instances reported.
“At or across the time he fainted, the accused recklessly lit two matches… They fell and caught fireplace with the thinner. The hearth unfold in the direction of the sufferer and engulfed him in flames,” Tan defined.
Kaur’s lawyer argued that Ragoo began the hearth, however the choose dismissed this declare.
The proof included Kaur’s personal statements to authorities admitting to beginning the hearth.
Ragoo couldn’t afford surgical procedure for his burns and returned to Malaysia to recuperate on his personal.
The incident occurred in September 2021 at their shared rental flat in Sembawang.
