A 74-year-old man was sentenced on May 28, 2026, to two years, two months, and two weeks in jail for assaulting his wife, harassing his daughter, and splashing hot water on two police officers in Singapore [1, 2].
The man pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to a policeman, assaulting his 60-year-old wife, and breaching a personal protection order (PPO) that prohibited him from using violence against his wife and two daughters since 2003 [1, 2].
In January 2024, the man hit his wife in the face, causing injuries including a facial fracture. This was triggered after their daughter asked him where certain items, including a saw, were kept. The daughter alerted the police, and an ambulance took the wife to hospital. The man was arrested on January 18, 2024, and released on a personal bond the following day [1, 2].
In June 2025, the man barged into his daughter’s shop looking for his wife. He harassed his daughter by telling her to "go and die" and threatened to "smash" her husband’s head [1, 2].
Later that day, he pushed his wife, forcibly removed her from their home, and locked the front door. Police were called for help. When officers arrived, the man refused to open the door. He had boiled water and poured it into a metal pot, placing both near the door intending to splash it on the police if they entered [1, 2]. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Jun Ya said, "The accused had recently boiled water in a kettle and poured out the hot water into a metal pot. He then placed both the kettle and the metal pot near the front door for the purpose of splashing the hot water on the police officers in the event they entered the flat" [2].
When police entered, the man splashed hot water at two officers, injuring a sergeant slightly. A third officer then handcuffed him [1, 2].
The man’s sentencing finalizes a series of incidents involving domestic violence and threats spanning several years under an existing PPO granted in 2003. No further scheduled court dates were reported following the May 28 sentencing [1, 2].
