SINGAPORE: Three Britons accused of gang raping a woman in Singapore while visiting the city-state for a music festival face up to 20 years in jail and caning, court documents showed Thursday. Khong Tam Thanh, 21, Le Michael, 23, and Vu Thai Son, 23, face one count each of raping a 23-year-old local woman in a hotel in the early hours of September 10. According to charges seen by AFP, the three men allegedly took turns in raping the woman between 4am and 5:50am in a hotel room near the upmarket Orchard Road shopping belt. Le and Vu’s lawyers said in court that their clients had trouble raising funds, asking that bail be lowered. Rape is punishable by up to 20 years in jail and caning, a punishment which dates back to British colonial rule in Singapore.

Source: New Strait Times October 06, 2016 10:52 UTC