Azuar bin Ahamad was a Singaporean and convicted sex offender who was charged in 2009 with raping 22 women (aged between 18 and 38), whom he targeted through internet use and met them, spiking their drinks and sexually assaulted them.
Azuar, who denied drugging his victims despite his admission to the charges, was described by the prosecution as Singapore's "worst serial rapist" for his aggravated sex crimes (33 counts in total) and as a result of the premeditated nature of his crimes, his high propensity to re-offend and his lack of remorse, Azuar was sentenced to 37+1⁄2 years in prison and 24 strokes of the cane by Justice Chan Seng Onn of the High Court.
He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment, and was released in March 2006 on parole, and he worked as a logistics executive after the completion of his jail term.
[3] Between December 2008 and August 2009, Azuar bin Ahamad had targeted 22 women (aged between 18 and 38) and committed various sex crimes against them, including rape and molestation.
Tan, who felt lightheaded and drowsy and was moving unsteadily due to the effects of drugs, did not have memory of what happened except for being asked to take a urine test.
Four of these subsequent cases, which were related to the proceeded charges made by the prosecution, were mentioned in detail during Azuar's trial hearing.
She had three or four glasses of beer, wine or vodka, and also consumed an alcoholic shot which Azuar offered to her after he secretly spiked the drink.
[3] Three years after his final arrest and remand, Azuar bin Ahamad's trial took place at the High Court on 6 August 2012.
The prosecution consisted of David Khoo, Andrew Tan and Krystle Chiang of the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), while Azuar was represented by Suresh Damodara and Leonard Manoj Kumar Hazra.
[15] Azuar also submitted a personal letter pleading for a lenient sentence, stating that he regretted his actions and even asked to be released early to take care of his elderly mother, who had a heart condition.
[20] Medical experts, including pharmacist Tan Boon Tat and psychiatrist Munidasa Winslow also testified that the effects of the Dormicum pills (used by Azuar to drug the victims) to cause a person losing consciousness would happen within minutes, while alcohol could cause a person to lose consciousness at a slower rate, which may be a few hours or so at least.
Justice Chan also found that Azuar's offences had been carried out with a high level of premeditation and he did not "sense true remorse in this case", he continued preying on innocent victims while out on bail, and the judge commented that it was by sheer luck that he was caught by the boyfriend of his attempted victim and it gradually exposed his string of offences committed.
At that time, the longest jail term given to a convicted sex offender in Singapore was 42 years, which Bala Kuppusamy received in 2009 for robbing seven women and sexually assaulted three of them.
Should he served his jail term with good behaviour, Azuar would be granted parole and released at age 65 in 2034 after completing at least two-thirds of his sentence (equivalent to 25 years).
While the case was largely similar to Azuar's, some details were fictionalized and the characters re-modelled after the offender and victims were portrayed by Chinese Singaporean actors (due to the show being a Chinese-language program).
[30] Azuar's prison sentence of 37 years and six months was listed as one of the longest jail terms imposed by the courts for sexual crimes within Singapore's jurisdiction.