Man forces woman into HDB lift after she declines to visit his flat, gets jail

A man was sentenced to two weeks' jail after he forcefully dragged a woman into the lift of a HDB block and tried to stop her from leaving.

Malaysian national Wang Qingxiang (transliteration), 24, pleaded guilty in court on Oct 29 to a charge of attempting to wrongfully confine a person, reported Shin Min Daily News.

The incident occurred at a HDB block in Ubi on the evening of Sept 21.

Court documents reportedly state that Wang had met the victim near Ubi MRT station to introduce a job opportunity.

The pair discussed this opportunity as they walked to Wang's block.

At about 11.25 pm, the man invited the woman to his home to continue the discussion.

The woman declined and tried to leave, but Wang prevented her from doing so by grabbing her arm and body. She screamed for help.

When the doors of the nearby lift opened, Wang dragged the woman inside and held onto her while pressing the lift button to close the doors, according to Shin Min.

Just as the doors were about to shut, the victim reportedly broke free and escaped.

She lodged a police report, stating that the incident induced feelings of panic and fear. She reportedly worried Wang was trying to rape her. Wang was arrested on Sept 22 and remained in remand since then.

In court, the prosecution said the victim had escaped by chance, and would have otherwise been trapped alone with Wang in the small enclosed lift.

lim.kewei@asiaone.com

一名男子强行将一名女子拖入组屋电梯并试图阻止她离开，被判入狱两周。

据《新明日报》报道，24岁的马来西亚籍男子王庆祥（音译）于10月29日在法庭上承认非​​法拘禁罪。

事件发生在9月21日晚上，地点位于乌美（Ubi）的一栋组屋。

法庭文件显示，王某在乌美地铁站附近与受害者见面，介绍一份工作机会。

两人一边走向王的楼，一边讨论着这个机会。

晚上 11 点 25 分左右，该男子邀请该女子到他家继续讨论。

女子拒绝了，试图离开，但王抓住她的手臂和身体阻止她。她尖叫着求救。

据《新明日报》报道，当附近电梯的门打开时，王某将那名女子拖进电梯，并按住她，同时按下电梯按钮关上电梯门。

据报道，就在门即将关闭时，受害者挣脱束缚逃脱了。

她向警方报案，称该事件令她感到恐慌和恐惧。据报道，她担心王某试图强奸她。王某于9月22日被捕，此后一直被羁押。

法庭上，检方表示，受害者是侥幸逃脱的，否则就会和王某一起被困在狭小的封闭电梯里。

lim.kewei@asiaone.com