By Elena Chong
A SWEEPER told a district court on Monday how a woman had
blocked his way and hopped into the side car of his motorcycle and
asked him to take her home.
The 60-year-old man said the woman appeared 'afraid' and refused
his money to take a cab home on Feb 12, 2009.
He testified that the young woman had stepped out of a side road
of Block 203 Toa Payoh North sometime past 6am and was waving
frantically at passing vehicles. But they did not stop.
She them came up to his motorcycle with opened arms and asked
him to to take her home. As he was in a hurry to deliver goods, he
offered her money to take a taxi home but instead, she hopped into
the side car and he then took her home.
As soon as she arrived at the house, she got down and ran
towards her mother and hugged her. He was testifying on the first
day trial of Ong Mingwee, 28, who denied raping a then 22-year-old
woman at his flat in Toa Payoh North in the early hours that
day.
Ong, who helps his father in a minimart, is defended by Ms Goh
Siok Leng. The trial continues.
