SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man who abused methamphetamine and then stalked his ex-girlfriend at her home, her friends' homes and her son's school was jailed for a year and 24 days on Friday (Nov 29).

Ng Poh Heng pleaded guilty to one charge under the Protection from Harassment Act and two charges of possession and consumption of the drug.

Ng was in a relationship that ended in early 2024. He moved out of the home he shared with his ex-girlfriend and her son from a previous relationship in March 2024.

However, Ng remained unhappy after the break-up and felt that his ex-girlfriend had not been forthcoming about some things.

"He also felt aggrieved that the relationship had ended as he felt that he had treated her well during the relationship, including providing for her materially," Deputy Public Prosecutor Jonathan Tan said.

Ng repeatedly tried to contact the woman through phone calls and text messages. He also tried to reach her through her mother, telling her he wanted to die.

The ex-girlfriend blocked his number to prevent him from contacting her.

In the early hours of Apr 17, Ng sent his ex-girlfriend's friend a video of himself driving at high speed, and a message saying he had taken many pills.

He then sent the friend a video of himself being involved in a car accident. The friend forwarded these videos and messages to Ng's ex-girlfriend.

At about 11am, Ng went to the house where he used to live with his ex-girlfriend. He called out to her, but there was no response.

He then used his keys to unlock the front door, but could not unlock the front gate as the lock had been changed.

After shouting for the woman to come out and getting no response, he took two ceramic tiles placed outside and threw them into the house in anger.

Ng's ex-girlfriend was out with another friend at the time, and saw his actions through a closed-circuit television camera she had installed outside her home.

Ng next drove to the homes of two of his ex-girlfriend's friends to look for her, but she was not there, and the friends were also not at home.

The helper of one of the friends informed her employer that Ng had come by, and the friend informed Ng's ex-girlfriend of this.

In his anger, Ng also damaged a prayer altar outside one of the friend's homes. He took a photo of this and sent it to the friend.

At about 2pm, Ng went to the school where his ex-girlfriend's 14-year-old son studied and met with the son outsi...