Married Singaporean man admits beating girlfriend to death after learning she had multiple relationships

A married man had an affair but began abusing his girlfriend over her relationships with other men, with the assault intensifying until he eventually beat her to death.

M Krishnan, a 40-year-old Singaporean, pleaded guilty in court on Friday to one count of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The victim, 40-year-old Singaporean Mallika Begum Rahamansa Abdul Rahman, died of a head injury on January 17, 2019, after Krishnan assaulted her repeatedly.

The court heard that Krishnan met Mallika in 2015. They began a romantic relationship shortly after, while Krishnan was still married to another woman.

In November 2015, Krishnan’s wife returned home and saw Krishnan with Mallika drinking alcohol in the master bedroom.

Upset, the wife used vulgarities against Krishnan, who punched her in the face and grabbed a whisky bottle.

As she was afraid of being hit with the bottle, the wife apologised and later obtained a personal protection order against Krishnan. They remain married today.

Krishnan continued dating Mallika until she died. He admitted hitting her at least once in 2017, over a “trivial matter”, but the abuse intensified from January 2019.

This was after Mallika confessed that she had sexual relations with other men, such as when Krishnan was in jail from October 2018 to December 2018.

On January 15, 2019, a day before the fatal assault, Mallika made a similar confession while drinking alcohol with Krishnan at his flat.

Krishnan reacted by slapping her, punching her ribs and kicking her thigh.

Mallika pleaded with Krishnan not to leave, but he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her, causing her to fall and hit her head against a wardrobe.

Mallika got up, stumbled to the kitchen and slumped in front of a cabinet.

Krishnan pushed