SINGAPORE: He would stalk arcades or playgrounds
where boys would hang out during the school holidays and then lured
them with food and drinks to quiet and secluded
spots.
38-year-old cleaner, Azmanshah Zailamshah, would
then perform oral and anal sex on them.
He committed such offences on seven boys, who're
between 11 and 13 years old.
For that, Azmanshah was sentenced to 18 years' jail and 15 strokes
of the cane.
Azmanshah, who has been diagnosed with paedophilia, faced a total
of 16 charges.
The court proceeded with seven charges, including underage sex and
punching a police officer.
The rest were taken into consideration during sentencing.
Between 2009 and 2011, Azmanshah befriended the boys at arcades in
shopping centres.
He would cajole his victims with gifts, including mobile phones and
a bicycle.
He then brought them to areas, such as basement carparks, where he
would expose himself and perform sexual acts on the boys.
He also brought them to the beach to swim and preyed on them when
they were washing up.
The prosecution described Azmanshah as "relentless in his sexual
assaults" against his victims.
Azmanshah was also said to be "highly resourceful and clever in
gaining access to different children and getting them to comply
with his demands".
He was arrested in June last year by police officers on patrol at a
shopping mall, and was spotted entering the stairwell.
The officers followed them and caught him bare-chested with a boy
wearing only his underwear.
Azmanshah suddenly lunged towards police officer Chong Tian Jie and
punched him several times.
In his sentencing, District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt noted that
Azmanshah was a repeat offender who had a "relatively high chance
of re-offending".
He added that the offences were "calculated and pre-mediated" as
Azmanshah "built trust and brought down the boys' guard".
The court also heard that Azmanshah has previous convictions for
carnal connection.
- CNA/ck
