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Past articles by Lydia:

Jail for man who drove without licence, was high on pain medicine and also stole milk powder

SINGAPORE: A man without a driving licence wanted to take his family out, so he bought identification details from chat app Telegram that allowed him to rent a car. But he was high on pain and cough medicines that he had deliberately consumed, and got into multiple accidents, one after another. H → Read More

Man gets probation for setting fire to poster in HDB lift for S$5 Instagram challenge

SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old man took up a challenge from a person on Instagram to burn a poster in a public lift in exchange for S$5. He set fire to a poster belonging to a town council at a block of flats in Woodlands and later received S$5 from the Instagram user. However, he also received 18 mont → Read More

Woman accused of extorting man of S$1,800 after he hired her for escort services

SINGAPORE: After a man hired a woman for her escort services, the woman allegedly asked him for S$15,000, otherwise she would report him to the police. The 39-year-old man handed her S$1,800 out of fear. The woman, 27-year-old Tanya Pal, was charged in court on Wednesday (Mar 8) with one count of → Read More

Jail for man who got financial aid from mosque and climbed back in to steal donations

SINGAPORE: A man who went to a mosque to seek financial aid was given S$50, only to return twice to steal money from a donation box. Mohammad Razali Rahmat, 42, was sentenced to six months' jail on Tuesday (Mar 7). He pleaded guilty to a charge each of housebreaking and criminal trespass to commit theft. Another four charges were taken into consideration. The court heard that Razali went to… → Read More

Ex-NEA officer charged with taking bribes to be lenient in dormitory inspections

SINGAPORE: A former vector control officer with the National Environment Agency (NEA) was charged in court on Tuesday (Mar 7) for obtaining or trying to obtain bribes in exchange for showing leniency during inspections at worker dormitories. Mohamad Shahril Selasa, 32, was handed 19 charges under the Preve → Read More

Woman who abused maid and applied thick make-up over bruises when police came gets jail

A police officer noticed the heavy foundation on the maid’s face, and her bruises were revealed when the make-up was wiped off. → Read More

High Court awards costs in case of man who was wrongly arrested and jailed, AG to get more

Mah Kiat Seng was awarded S$19,320 in costs, but the Attorney-General was awarded S$48,000. → Read More

Coroner declares open verdict in death of unidentified man found floating in Kallang River

According to a friend of the deceased, the latter slept rough in the Hamilton Road area and came to Singapore from Ipoh in the 1980s. → Read More

Death of Upper Bukit Timah twins: Father has murder charges reduced to culpable homicide

Xavier Yap Jung Houn is accused of strangling both his 11-year-old sons at a covered canal at Greenridge Crescent Playground in January 2022. → Read More

Mother, stepfather admit abusing 11-year-old daughter, who died from head injuries

The girl, who weighed only 20kg at the end, was repeatedly struck with an exercise bar by her ex-auxiliary police officer stepfather for not doing her homework, eating too slowly. → Read More

Man admits raping woman almost twice his age after trying to knock her out

Two days after meeting the victim and finding her "very sexy", Chew Kee Hock waited for her at the same location, intending to rape her. → Read More

Man faces charge of murdering another man at Geylang disco on Valentine's Day in 2010

SINGAPORE: A man has been brought back to court to face a murder charge more than 10 years after the alleged victim died at a disco in Geylang. Singaporean Lee Heng Wong, 53, returned to court on Thursday (Feb 23) to face one count of murder by causing the death of 23-year-old Xi Wei Feng. This a → Read More

Man gets jail for stealing milk powder to sell for profit on Carousell

SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to three weeks' jail on Thursday (Feb 23) for stealing eight tins of milk powder from a supermarket, as well as toys from a Toys R Us store. Chen Yixian, Joshua, 34, said he stole the milk powder to sell on Carousell, but claimed he filched the toys for his children. → Read More

Son of Bentley driver in Red Swastika School incident fined, banned from driving

Glynn Neo Jia's lawyer explained how the Bentley, a car from the family business' showroom, ended up being driven by his father and why it had altered plates. → Read More

High Court increases BMW driver's jail term in road rage case after he appeals

The 46-year-old also faces further traffic charges and is pending trial for them. → Read More

Woman who had child with Nigerian love scammer gets jail for helping to launder S$356,000

Blinded by love, the Singaporean woman bore the Nigerian love scammer's child and laundered money for him. → Read More

Man who claims to be 'sovereign' and prince gets jail for not wearing mask

SINGAPORE: A man who first came to public attention for saying he was counsel for anti-masker Benjamin Glynn was sentenced to two weeks' jail on Tuesday (Feb 21) for → Read More

Driver fined by court for slapping elderly man who asked him why he was driving 'so fast'

SINGAPORE: A man was fined S$3,500 by a district court on Monday (Feb 20) for slapping an elderly pedestrian who had shouted at him, asking why he was driving so fast. Adrian Low Kim Chye, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt. A second charge of using threatening beha → Read More

Private driving instructor gets jail for molesting student while teaching her

Soh Guan Hup poked the woman's breast while pretending to point at a side mirror. → Read More

Two ex-Keppel FELS employees fined for accepting overseas trips to China and Japan as bribes

SINGAPORE: Two former Keppel FELS employees were fined on Friday (Feb 17) for accepting bribes from a supplier in the form of overseas trips with their wives. Former senior sub-contract manager at Keppel FELS Tan Seng Cheh, 64, was fined S$85,000 and given a penalty of S$3,672.35. He paid the total sum in → Read More