Suresh Nair terrorised
the woman into kissing him and performing
sexually humiliating acts.

He pointed a toy pistol at her left temple and
when she struggled, he fished out a kitchen knife
from his black sling bag and held it to her neck.
Terrified for her life, she stopped screaming.

Suresh Nair then took out a water bottle with
some liquid and a white powdery substance
floating on it. He threatened to throw the 'acid'
on her face if she screamed again. Fearing he
might do it, she did not scream or retaliate
anymore.

After taking out a digital camera from a
pouch, he told her in English that he wanted to
have sex with her. But when some people entered
the toilet, he whispered to her to pretend she
was having a conversation on a mobile phone.

A while later, her assistant manager called
out hername and asked if she was feeling all
right. She did as she was told by Suresh Nair and
said she was not feeling well.

When the assistant manager left, he
photographed her in various stages of undress. It
was then that she said she was pregnant.

After raping her, he forced her to perform
further lewd acts on him. He then apologised to
her and told her to dress up and remain in the
cubicle for 15 minutes longer.

A tip-off led to his arrest at the void deck
of an HDB block in Tampines on April 11 last
year. He led police to his girlfriend's home,
where they found his bag and the 'weapons' he had
used.

Yesterday, the victim sat sombrely as DDP Khoo
described the attack. She did not stay for the
sentencing.

Straits Times, Singapore, 27 November 2004

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