Teen gets personal protection order against brother following attack

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SINGAPORE - An adult who hit his teenage sister was court-restrained from using family violence on her, in what is believed to be the first reported personal protection order (PPO) case involving siblings.

The 19-year-old polytechnic student had applied for the order after an incident on May 26 last year at the family home.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 08, 2020, with the headline Teen gets personal protection order against brother following attack. Subscribe