Court dismisses S'pore woman's protection order application against husband, rules his fantasies to kill her not abuse
The woman was ordered to pay him S$1,500 in costs.
A family court in Singapore has dismissed a woman's personal protection order (PPO) application against her husband, determining that his text messages expressing fantasies of killing her did not amount to emotional or psychological abuse. The woman was also ordered to pay her husband S$1,500 in costs. According to the court's ruling, the woman had sent the man intimate photos of herself despite feeling fear due to his threats.
To qualify for a PPO, the applicant must demonstrate that the respondent has committed or is likely to commit family violence and that the protection order is necessary for their safety. The court defined family violence as physical, sexual, or emotional or psychological abuse. The couple had been estranged since October 2024 and had not lived together since October 2024, with no communication since January 2025.
The woman alleged four incidents of emotional or psychological abuse and one incident of physical abuse, but the court found no evidence of family violence during the five incidents between May 2024 and January 2025.
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