The three men, aged between 19 and 21, are accused of punching and kicking the man in his chest and body some time between April 26 and May 5.

All three are also said to have forced the man to perform oral sex on them in the cell on several occasions between April 27 and May 5. One of them also allegedly sodomised him in the cell on April 28.

The alleged offences occurred in one cell in the prison. The trio were charged in July.

The alleged victim, who was hospitalised for about two months because of his injuries, cannot be named due to a court order.

Read the full story in The Straits Times today.