Selina Lum

Senior Law Correspondent

Selina started out as a crime reporter when she joined The Straits Times in 2000. She then took on broadcast journalism when she moved to Straits Times TV News. After her TV stint, she found her true calling in covering the courts and legal matters.

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Megan Khung case: Woman who filmed 4-year-old’s abuse, helped dispose of body gets 13 years’ jail

Nouvelle Chua (left) is the third and final person to be jailed over the ill-treatment of Megan Khung (right), who suffered physical and emotional abuse for more than a year before she died.

Man confessed to sexually abusing underage half-sister after arrest for filming woman in shower

On Nov 11, the offender, who is now 24 years old, was sentenced to 17 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane.

Court of Appeal gives full written reasons for acquitting content creator Lev Panfilov of rape

Singapore-based TikToker Lev Panfilov was initially sentenced to 11½ years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane in May 2025 but won his appeal and was acquitted of all four charges on Sept 2, 2026.

Man who tortured 19-year-old sister to death in Clementi gets life sentence for murder

Huang Bocan starved and beat his 19-year-old sister for more than two months in 2021 in a flat at Block 602 Clementi West Street 1.

Man raped flatmate in her room after asking her to be in a relationship with him

Iranian national Keivan Motallebi was sentenced to 10 years’ jail and six strokes of the cane on Nov 4.

14 years’ jail for man who raped teen daughter, surrendered after seeing her at police station

Investigations revealed that besides the sexual offences he committed on Aug 11, 2024, the man had also taken two photographs of the victim’s chest between 2021 and 2023.

Jail for man who slashed and stabbed woman in random attack at Kallang Wave Mall

Chua Jing Yuan was assessed to be suffering from major depressive disorder with psychotic features, which diminished his mental responsibility for his acts.

Psychiatrist to be questioned over mental state of man who stabbed landlord in Yishun

Murder suspect Affendi Yusoff being taken back to the crime scene at Block 803 Yishun Ring Road on Aug 6.

Man who sexually abused 6 boys asked for maximum caning before turning himself in

The 34-year-old was sentenced to more than 19 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane.

Megan Khung case: Woman who took videos of abuse, helped dispose of body convicted

Nouvelle Chua Ruoshi pleaded guilty to three charges related to the abuse of her friend’s four-year-old daughter, Megan Khung.

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