Woman hit neighbour with mop, threatened to kill husband in his sleep

In the heat of an argument over parenting styles, a woman threatened her husband that she would tell the police he had raped her, and told their teenage son she was going to kill his father in his sleep.

- David Sun

Jessinta Tan Suat Lin, 50, also hit a female neighbour with a mop until its aluminium handle broke into three because the latter did not stop skipping rope in a common area after Tan asked her to.

On Jan 2, Tan pleaded guilty to three charges - one each for committing a rash act, voluntarily causing hurt and harassment. Two other charges - for harassment and another rash act - will be taken into consideration for sentencing.

The housewife is a former journalist who previously worked with news platforms including Today.

On the evening of Feb 16, 2024, Tan was at home at Westmont condominium in West Coast Road when her neighbour began exercising with a skipping rope at a common area.

Frustrated because her son wanted to rest, Tan approached her neighbour and asked her to stop exercising, but she refused.