On Oct 10, 2023, Omar Aziz, a 70-year-old wheelchair user, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for exploiting a 24-year-old woman with Down syndrome by offering her $2 and then molesting her in a secluded area.
'As ghastly as it is deplorable': Elderly wheelchair user jailed for molesting woman with Down syndrome
Deputy Public Prosecutor Adelle Tai said that the 24-year-old woman was an "acutely vulnerable" victim who has an IQ of 40. According to the Institute of Mental Health website, an IQ of 70 or below is indicative of intellectual disability. The DPP said that the woman was walking to an MRT station in the northern part of Singapore at around 4pm when Omar, who was then on a personal mobility device, approached her.The woman complied and he molested her soon after.The helper alerted the victim's parents and her father lodged a police report later that day.On Nov 28, DPP Tai urged Judge Ng to sentence him to at least 16 months' jail, adding that Omar had preyed on the victim's "naivete... so he could satiate his lust.
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