CALL it birthday luck. A speech therapist celebrating her 26th
birthday on Thursday spotted and confronted a man who had allegedly
molested her on a bus three days earlier.
The woman, who did not want to be named, was travelling in a car
with her family when she spotted the man, a foreigner, in Jalan
Besar. His distinctive gait was a dead giveaway to her.
She alerted her father, who got out of the car and caught up
with him. The man knew his game was up when he saw her. He admitted
to touching her, and sought forgiveness. She considered giving him
a second chance, but thought better of it and called the
police.
Her ordeal had begun at about 5pm on Monday when she boarded bus
service 23 from the Tekka Market bus stop in Little India. She
found it odd when the man sat beside her when there were many other
vacant seats, but dismissed her misgivings.
Even when she felt a slight tickle on her hip, she thought she
may have been imagining it. She was also distracted by the music on
her MP3 player.
'I didn't think he would dare to touch me. He was so skinny,'
said the heavy-set woman. But then the man's fingers were on her
hip a second time.
-- ST
