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He will also receive five strokes of the cane for the 'vicious and sustained attack'

- Selina Lum

A married man, who slashed his lover with a chopper and a knife after the woman decided to end their extra-marital affair, was sentenced to 16 years' jail and five strokes of the cane on Dec 6.

Chong Shiong Hui, 45, had pleaded guilty on Nov 28 to a charge of attempted murder for the attack on Ms Joey Lee, 43, on Nov 30, 2019. Ms Lee, who is also married, survived the assault which took place at Chong's parents' house in Toh Tuck, but is permanently disfigured.

On Dec 6, Justice Aidan Xu addressed Chong directly in sentencing him. The judge said Chong's actions on the night before the attack - such as sending threatening messages to Ms Lee - showed "a clear egregious and sustained intent to commit harm".

"You lured the victim to your parents' place, where she intended to speak to you to end your relationship, but you chose instead to make use of the premises, to trap her, threaten her and then attack her, when she did not give in to your plea to continue," he said.

Justice Xu added: "Given the vicious and sustained attack, as well as your cunning trap for the victim, it is clear that the main sentencing objective is punishment and deterrence."

The judge also considered that there was substantial impact on security and peace of the public space, given the incident occurred in a residential neighbourhood.

Two mischief charges - one for flicking the switches outside Ms Lee's flat, and the other for loosening the air valve caps of the tyres of her husband's car - were taken into consideration.

Chong and Ms Lee were in a relationship about 20 years ago, but broke up within a year.

They were married to other people when they reconnected in 2017 and decided to have an affair.

Ms Lee's husband found out about the affair in November 2018.