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Temple thief jailed 4 years

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Dec 24, 2008
Temple thief jailed 4 years <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent </td></tr> </tbody></table>
A MAN who broke into the Singapore Buddhist Lodge and stole $460 2 1/2 months ago (oct) was jailed for four years on Wednesday. Lim Kay Seong, 43, who had pleaded guilty, had been found suitable for preventive detention but was given a final chance by District Judge Eddy Tham.
Lim thanked the judge for not giving him preventive detention which would have meant a minimum period of seven years behind bars. The court heard that Lim went to the Kim Yam Road temple alone at about 8.30pm on Oct 4 with the intention to steal money. As there were devotees around, he waited outside till 10pm when everyone had left. At about 2am, he went to the second storey main office and used a piece of brick to smash the glass door. He stole $60 from a drawer before using the brick to smash the glass panel of the treasury room. There he stole two bags of coins totalling $400 from a shelf. He spent the money on gambling and personal expenses. A latent print detected at the crime scene was traced to him. He was arrested three days later at his home. Lim, who has several previous convictions, could have been jailed for up to five years and fined.
 
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