SINGAPORE – A man who claimed trial to a human trafficking charge was out on bail and was awaiting its verdict when he allegedly assaulted his bailor, who is his former girlfriend.
Italian citizen Achraf Arjaouy, 31, had his bail revoked on Nov 14. He is now remanded and the verdict for his trial will be out on Jan 16, 2026.
He had earlier been granted bail of $100,000 following his trial, on the condition that he does not reoffend.
Achraf is accused of committing human trafficking involving another woman, identified in court documents as V1, who cannot be named due to a gag order.
He had allegedly promised to marry V1, a Singaporean who was then between 30 and 31 years old, shortly after they met on dating app Tinder.
The couple then flew to Dubai in April 2021. While they were there, he allegedly convinced her to be a sex worker.
She later contracted a sexually transmitted disease and flew back to Singapore in November that year.
Achraf allegedly assaulted his bailor on Oct 15, 2025. It was the fourth time he had used violence towards the woman, the prosecution said in a court hearing on Nov 14 involving his bail-related matters.
After one of those incidents in September 2024, she was taken to hospital for a medical examination and diagnosed with a bruised face and neck, added the prosecution.
Following another incident that month, she told a doctor that she had been slapped, punched and choked, the court heard.
