Criminal intimidation: Man sends wife voice messages threatening to stab her in neck

A 47-year-old man was to be charged on Oct 27 for criminal intimidation after he sent voice messages threatening to stab her in the neck, said police.

The police said they received a report of a woman allegedly being threatened by her husband at Block 191 Boon Lay Drive on Oct 20 at about 11.30pm.

Investigations revealed that the man had a dispute with his wife and sent her threatening voice messages. He is also being investigated for previous incidents of family violence.

The offence of criminal intimidation where the threat is to cause death or grievous hurt carries an imprisonment term of up to ten years, a fine, or both.

In another case, a 57-year-old man was to be charged for allegedly causing alarm and assaulting his wife on Oct 25.

Preliminary investigations revealed that during a dispute, the man allegedly hurled vulgarities at his wife and assaulted her by twisting her arm twice. The man is also being investigated for previous incidents of family violence.

The man was to be charged on Oct 27 with the offences of using abusive words likely to cause alarm and voluntarily causing hurt.

The offence of using abusive words likely to cause alarm carries an imprisonment term of up to six months, a fine of up to $5,000, or both. The offence of voluntarily causing hurt carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.