SINGAPORE - A woman was in her Sembawang rental flat when she started a fire in September 2021, and the flames caused burns to 15 per cent of her then boyfriend’s body.
The Singaporean woman was initially expected to be sentenced on April 24, but she did not turn up in court. The prosecution said that Kaur, who started the fire, was a possessive lover and had sought to win Mr Premraj’s devotion through emotional manipulation.She had lived in the same flat as Mr Premraj, the court heard.
DPP Tan added: “She offered the victim complete financial provision, an offer that he found too good to refuse. Over time, she normalised unhealthy control and oversight. DPP Tan said that Mr Premraj appeared nonchalant. Enraged, she poured the thinner on the floor, added the prosecutor.He also told the court that an intoxicated Mr Premraj had sought to defuse the situation by snatching the thinner away from Kaur, but when she resisted, he resorted to “staging his own stunt” by pouring the flammable liquid on himself.