A man went on trial in Singapore on Tuesday for raping his wife in the first case of its kind since marital immunity for rape was fully repealed in 2020.
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Both foreigners are protected by a gag order. Their nationalities, ages, occupations and the location of the incident were redacted in court documents.
Before the pandemic, they commuted to Singapore daily for work. During the pandemic, the man was stuck in Singapore and found a place to live.
The woman moved to Singapore in August 2020 and stayed in a flat provided by her employer. The couple continued living apart.
On the morning of November 8, 2020, the man wanted to meet his wife to pass her a gift. She initially declined, but met him when he showed up at her void deck, an open space located on the ground floor of public housing flats in the city state.
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They got into a heated argument when she rejected his present.