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  • Woman Who Threw pork At Malay Neighbour’s Flat In Tampines Pleads Guilty

    Woman Who Threw pork At Malay Neighbour’s Flat In Tampines Pleads Guilty

    The woman who threw pork at a Malay neighbour’s flat in Tampines pleaded guilty to two charges on Thursday (27 April).

    Lee Dji Lin, 63, admitted to one charge of deliberately wounding the religious and racial feelings of her neighbour and another charge under the Protection of Harassment Act (POHA) before District Judge Eddy Tham in the State Courts. Another charge under POHA was taken into consideration.

    Lee committed the offences against her neighbour, Marliah Jonet, 61, in June last year.

    In July last year, Marliah spoke to Yahoo Singapore about the incidents and said that Lee had been harassing her family for six years. Former model Hanis Hussey, Marliah’s sister-in-law, posted a video on YouTube last year, allegedly showing Lee being caught in the act.

    Reading from the statement of facts, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ruth Teng said that Marliah lodged a police report that someone had thrown pork meat outside her flat in Tampines.

    On 18 June 2016, Marliah opened the door to let her daughter in, and she noticed what appeared to be a piece of raw meat outside her flat. She decided to view footage recorded in her CCTV, which she had installed outside her flat.

    The footage revealed that Lee had thrown the meat from a lift towards Marliah’s flat. Forensic investigations later confirmed that the meat was pork.

    The court also heard that on 14 June 2016, Marliah heard Lee shouting from her kitchen window. Marliah’s flat is located on the ninth floor while Lee was staying directly below her.

    When Marliah went to her kitchen, she saw Lee holding a bamboo pole with a female undergarment attached to the end of the pole and swinging it upwards, towards her kitchen window.

    Judge Tham ordered Lee to get a Mandatory Treatment Order suitability report from the Institute of Mental Health. Lee will be back in court on 25 May for sentencing.

     

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    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Thai National Jailed And Caned For Splashing Paint At The Pinnacle@Duxton Pre-school

    Thai National Jailed And Caned For Splashing Paint At The Pinnacle@Duxton Pre-school

    A Thai national who splashed red paint on a pre-school where a debtor’s children had attended was sentenced to 15 months’ jail and three strokes of the cane on Wednesday (March 15).

    Samroeng Sompop, 33, left the same evening by taxi after completing the loan shark harassment job at Modern Montessori International (MMI) pre-school on the third-level of a block at The Pinnacle@Duxton on Jan 13 last year.

    He pleaded guilty to causing annoyance to the childcare centre staff with Lee Tiow Kiong, 56, while acting on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender known as Kelvin in connection with a loan taken by the debtor.

    About 30 debtor’s notes with “O$P$” written on them were found on the floor nearby. The notes contained the names of the debtor and his family as well as their home address at one of the seven blocks at the residential complex.

    Two “Super Big Gulp” cups stained with red paint and wrapped in a plastic bag were found on the floor.

    Investigations showed that the debtor had taken a loan from a loan shark, known as Ah Siao, in August 2015 and had subsequently defaulted on payments.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor Amanda Sum said due to the harassment from unlicensed moneylenders at home and at his workplace from late September 2015, the debtor moved out and transferred his two children to another childcare centre.

    Sompop was arrested at Changi Airport on Feb 16 this year after his identity was established.

    Police had arrested Lee for a separate offence of loan shark harassment in March last year.

    Lee revealed during investigations that he had also committed the loan shark harassment at the MMI pre-school with Sompop by driving him there.

    The court heard that Sompop had come to Singapore on Jan 13 2016 on an all-expense paid trip sponsored by a person called Max, whom he knew from Thailand.

    Lee had picked him up that day from the hotel and told him that he would give him 20,000 baht (S$802) to commit harassment at the pre-school.

    After Sompop completed the job, Lee drove him to Queen Street where he took a taxi to Johor Baru, and eventually made his way back to Thailand.

    Lee has been dealt with.

    The maximum penalty for unlicensed moneylending harassment is five years’ jail, a $50,000 fine and six strokes of the cane.

     

    Source: ST

  • Loansharks Use Prospective Borrowers To Harass Debtors

    Loansharks Use Prospective Borrowers To Harass Debtors

    A 69-year-old borrower was told to go to a specific address to pick up the loan. He was asked to slip his NRIC under the door.

    He did so but did not get any response despite knocking on the door repeatedly. He then called the police to help retrieve his NRIC.

    The address turned out to be that of a 54-year-old debtor who had defaulted on his loan repayments.

    The Police said in a release on Friday that this is a new tactic employed by loan sharks to use prospective borrowers to harass debtors.

    Investigations are currently ongoing against the prospective borrower for an offence of harassment by causing annoyance under the Moneylenders Act.

    Borrowers who commit such acts may be liable for an offence under the Moneylenders Act (Revised Edition 2010). First time offenders found guilty of loan shark harassment will be jailed for up to five years, fined between $5,000 and $50,000, and may be given between three and six strokes of the cane.

    Further investigations also showed that the debtor had also assisted loan sharks in their activities by opening a bank account for their use. He has been arrested.

    A first time offender found guilty of assisting loan sharks in their unlawful activities may be jailed for up to four years and fined between $30,000 and $300,000.

    Members of public are advised to stay away from loan sharks and not to borrow money or assist the unlicensed moneylenders in any way.

    The public can call the X-Ah-Long hotline at 1800 924 5664 if they have any information on anyone who could be involved in illegal loan shark activities or 999 for urgent Police assistance.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Man Arrested For Suspected Involvement In Loansharking Activities

    Man Arrested For Suspected Involvement In Loansharking Activities

    A 23-year-old man has been arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities, said the police on Wednesday (Jun 3).

    Police said they received a report of loanshark harassment on Block 8 Jalan Kukoh, where the area was found to be splashed with paint and vandalised with loanshark-related graffiti.

    Preliminary investigations revealed the suspect was allegedly involved in splashing paint at debtors’ houses and scrawling graffiti at various locations in Singapore. Police seized two mobile phones and a red marker pen, believed to have been used in committing the offences.

    The suspect will be charged in court on Thursday. First-time offenders found guilty of loanshark harassment face up to five years in jail, a fine of between S$5,000 and S$50,000, and between three and six strokes of the cane.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

     

  • Debt Collectors Creates Ruckus At Funan Mall Foodcourt

    Debt Collectors Creates Ruckus At Funan Mall Foodcourt

    Debt collectors caused a scene at a foodcourt in Funan Mall two days in a row while trying to collect $21,000 owed by a stall owner.

    The police was called in on at least one of the days, reported The New Paper.

    Dressed in polo shirts with the words “debt recovery unit” on the back, the collectors from Double Ace Associates marched to the Chinese soup stall at about 1.20pm on Jan 15. Witnesses said they pushed the cash register, cooking equipment and utensils on the floor.

    The next day, they returned with a large banner that read “Attention. Debt collection in progress”.

    But Mr Frankie Tan, who heads Double Ace Associates, denied that his collectors caused the mess in the stall.

    He was quoted by The New Paper as saying: “Our main aim was to stop his business from operating, but we did not destroy any property in the stall.”

    He also justified the commotion caused by his employees as necessary to embarrass the debtors.

    “Clients engage us because their debtors are not cooperative, so such confrontations are necessary.”

    The 53-year-old stall owner, who gave his name only as Mr Zhang, settled the debt by signing 24 cheques worth $1,200 each. The cheques will be cashed in monthly, reported Lianhe Wanbao.

    The Chinese newspaper also reported that Mr Zhang was slapped with a $12,000 “collection fee” that was later reduced to $7,000.

    Mr Zhang said the fee was unfair but he would pay it grudgingly as he did not want his problems to affect his family members and the people around him.

    The case has been classified as a case of mischief and police investigations are ongoing.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com