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21-08-2013, 01:20 AM
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Financial difficulties led cleaner to steal from
4-year-old
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http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crimei.pngA part-time cleaner, Mdm Loi Liang Ngoh, 51, was fined $6,000
yesterday (19 Aug) for stealing a gold chain and pendant from a 4-year-old
boy.
The incident happened in March this year about 5.30pm at an HDB block in
Lower Delta Road.
The boy was then playing with his cousin, also 4. They were using the lift to
go up and down the block.
On the 10th floor, Mdm Loi entered the lift and saw the 2 kids inside. She
noticed the victim’s gold chain and lifted it over his head. She got out of the
lift on the 7th floor and took another lift to the ground floor.
The gold chain and pendant were worth $2,800. She later sold the chain and
pendant to a jewellery shop for $1,240.
When the boy’s mother noticed that the gold chain and pendant were missing,
she called the police.
The police used the CCTV in the lift to identify and arrest Mdm Loi. Both the
chain and money were recovered by the police.
In court, Mdm Loi pleaded guilty to her crime. In mitigation, the defence
stressed that Mdm Loi did not plan the theft. Her lawyer argued that a fine was
appropriate as the offence was “not premeditated” and his client did not harm or
threaten the boy.
Counsel said that Mdm Loi was plagued by health problems and committed the
crime due to financial difficulties.
Mdm Loi lives in a 2-room rented flat with her odd-job worker husband.
The judge took into account her mitigation and imposed a fine. She could have
been jailed for up to three years, fined up to $10,000 or both.
The judge allowed her to pay the $6,000 fine in instalments.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?160466-Financial-difficulties-led-cleaner-to-steal-from-4-YEAR-OLD&goto=newpost).
Financial difficulties led cleaner to steal from
4-year-old
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http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crimei.pngA part-time cleaner, Mdm Loi Liang Ngoh, 51, was fined $6,000
yesterday (19 Aug) for stealing a gold chain and pendant from a 4-year-old
boy.
The incident happened in March this year about 5.30pm at an HDB block in
Lower Delta Road.
The boy was then playing with his cousin, also 4. They were using the lift to
go up and down the block.
On the 10th floor, Mdm Loi entered the lift and saw the 2 kids inside. She
noticed the victim’s gold chain and lifted it over his head. She got out of the
lift on the 7th floor and took another lift to the ground floor.
The gold chain and pendant were worth $2,800. She later sold the chain and
pendant to a jewellery shop for $1,240.
When the boy’s mother noticed that the gold chain and pendant were missing,
she called the police.
The police used the CCTV in the lift to identify and arrest Mdm Loi. Both the
chain and money were recovered by the police.
In court, Mdm Loi pleaded guilty to her crime. In mitigation, the defence
stressed that Mdm Loi did not plan the theft. Her lawyer argued that a fine was
appropriate as the offence was “not premeditated” and his client did not harm or
threaten the boy.
Counsel said that Mdm Loi was plagued by health problems and committed the
crime due to financial difficulties.
Mdm Loi lives in a 2-room rented flat with her odd-job worker husband.
The judge took into account her mitigation and imposed a fine. She could have
been jailed for up to three years, fined up to $10,000 or both.
The judge allowed her to pay the $6,000 fine in instalments.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?160466-Financial-difficulties-led-cleaner-to-steal-from-4-YEAR-OLD&goto=newpost).