Minoriteeburg
11-05-2006, 16:45
Girlfriend is 'scalped'
Man uses drill as hair styler
EDMONTON -- A "cowardly" Edmonton man who "scalped" his sleeping girlfriend while using a power drill to style her hair avoided being sent to the slammer yesterday.
Shee Theng, 30, was handed a nine-month conditional sentence to be served in the community and eight months of probation on his assault with a weapon conviction.
"You're like a shadow on the wall," said provincial court Judge Shelagh Creagh, referring to his detailed evasiveness in a pre-sentence report and psychiatric assessment.
Creagh called the assault a "fundamental breach of trust," however she said she was going to take a chance on Theng because it was his first criminal conviction.
Crown prosecutor Christian Lim had sought a jail term, calling the Dec. 29, 2004 assault an "egregious, deplorable and cowardly attack on an innocent, helpless victim," whom he described as a "Sleeping Beauty."
'THIS MAN NEEDS HELP'
Lim told court the attack was a "scalping" which resulted in the woman bleeding and losing clumps of hair.
"When one is sleeping, they shouldn't have to worry about being attacked with a power drill," said Lim. "This man needs help."
Court heard Theng was living with then-girlfriend, Janine Rose, 25, in the basement of his parent's home at the time of the assault.
After returning from a bar, Rose went to sleep and Theng went to smoke some cigarettes "that made him feel good."
He then attached either a Barbie doll brush or a pet brush to a power drill and used it to style Rose's hair because he had seen something similar on an infomercial.
Court heard the attachment caught in Rose's hair and pulled out a clump, leaving her bleeding, screaming and terrified while Theng took off. Court also heard Theng knew it was a dangerous idea because he had earlier scalped himself the same way.
Defence lawyer Ron Morin told court Theng never meant to hurt Rose and "wanted to just brush her hair," but conceded he used "very bad judgment" to use a power tool.
Theng was placed under house arrest for the first five months of his sentence and a nightly curfew for the balance. He must also do 70 hours of community service and take treatment for domestic violence and gambling, drug and alcohol abuse.
The judge also banned him from using power tools except at work or if approved by his sentence supervisor. Theng was also slapped with a no-contact order with Rose.
http://www.winnipegsun.ca/News/Canada/2006/05/11/1574242-sun.html
Darwin award anyone? Sorry I read this and just couldn't resist.
Man uses drill as hair styler
EDMONTON -- A "cowardly" Edmonton man who "scalped" his sleeping girlfriend while using a power drill to style her hair avoided being sent to the slammer yesterday.
Shee Theng, 30, was handed a nine-month conditional sentence to be served in the community and eight months of probation on his assault with a weapon conviction.
"You're like a shadow on the wall," said provincial court Judge Shelagh Creagh, referring to his detailed evasiveness in a pre-sentence report and psychiatric assessment.
Creagh called the assault a "fundamental breach of trust," however she said she was going to take a chance on Theng because it was his first criminal conviction.
Crown prosecutor Christian Lim had sought a jail term, calling the Dec. 29, 2004 assault an "egregious, deplorable and cowardly attack on an innocent, helpless victim," whom he described as a "Sleeping Beauty."
'THIS MAN NEEDS HELP'
Lim told court the attack was a "scalping" which resulted in the woman bleeding and losing clumps of hair.
"When one is sleeping, they shouldn't have to worry about being attacked with a power drill," said Lim. "This man needs help."
Court heard Theng was living with then-girlfriend, Janine Rose, 25, in the basement of his parent's home at the time of the assault.
After returning from a bar, Rose went to sleep and Theng went to smoke some cigarettes "that made him feel good."
He then attached either a Barbie doll brush or a pet brush to a power drill and used it to style Rose's hair because he had seen something similar on an infomercial.
Court heard the attachment caught in Rose's hair and pulled out a clump, leaving her bleeding, screaming and terrified while Theng took off. Court also heard Theng knew it was a dangerous idea because he had earlier scalped himself the same way.
Defence lawyer Ron Morin told court Theng never meant to hurt Rose and "wanted to just brush her hair," but conceded he used "very bad judgment" to use a power tool.
Theng was placed under house arrest for the first five months of his sentence and a nightly curfew for the balance. He must also do 70 hours of community service and take treatment for domestic violence and gambling, drug and alcohol abuse.
The judge also banned him from using power tools except at work or if approved by his sentence supervisor. Theng was also slapped with a no-contact order with Rose.
http://www.winnipegsun.ca/News/Canada/2006/05/11/1574242-sun.html
Darwin award anyone? Sorry I read this and just couldn't resist.