Woman charged with snatch theft from elderly women

[Terry Bogard]

Woman charged with snatch theft from elderly women

By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 19 October 2012 1711 hrs

SINGAPORE: A 43-year-old woman was charged Friday with stealing from elderly women, aged between 77 and 90 years old in Ang Mo Kio.

Annabell Joan Garnell faced four counts of snatch theft with criminal force.

She was accused of snatching a gold chain from the neck of an 88-year-old woman, in block 642, Ang Mo Kio avenue 5, at about 1pm on October 1.

On October 4, at about 12.30pm, she allegedly tried to snatch a gold chain from the neck of an 84-year-old woman in block 575, Ang Mo Kio avenue 10.

The following day, at about 12.30pm, she allegedly snatched a gold chain from the neck of a 77-year-old woman in block 462, Ang Mo Kio avenue 10.

Three days later, at about 11.30am, Garnell allegedly snatched the gold chain of a 90-year-old woman, in block 461, Ang Mo Kio avenue 5.

She is currently remanded and has been offered bail of S$40,000.

Her case will be heard again on November 5.

If guilty, Garnell can be jailed up to seven years.

- CNA/lp

 

[Cufflinks]

Not only a thief, but a coward for stealing from elderly ladies.

 

[hokkien]

Sound like a pinoy :(

 

[liongsam]

Between $40k bail and 7 years jail, if I were her, I would run road if passport is not compounded.

 

[Cufflinks]

Sound like a pinoy :(

It could be - Garnell.

 

[Cufflinks]

Between $40k bail and 7 years jail, if I were her, I would run road if passport is not compounded.

Hopefully, she does not even have the $40K.

 

[Yue Ying]

Woman jailed 5 years for robbing elderly

By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 14 December 2012 1405 hrs

SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old woman who stole gold chains from elderly women was jailed five years by a district court on Friday.

Annabell Joan Garnell committed the crimes in October. Her victims were four women aged between 77 and 91 years old.

The prosecution proceeded on two charges and took the other two into consideration.

The crimes took place in Ang Mo Kio.

The court heard in one of the cases, Garnell snatched a gold chain from the back of 77-year-old Madam Palanyayee's neck, as the elderly woman was entering her flat.

Just before she committed the crime, Garnell had struck up a conversation with Madam Palanyayee.

She had asked where the elderly woman was staying and Madam Palanyayee revealed her block number and the level her unit was located.

After stealing the chain, which was valued at about S$1,300, Garnell pawned it for S$280.

In another case, which took place only three days later, Garnell targeted her neighbour - 91-year-old Goh Ah Huay.

Madam Goh was walking along the corridor to her unit, when Garnell snatched the gold chain which Madam Goh was wearing from behind.

She then fled and similarly, pawned the chain - this time for S$530.

Garnell, who is married, was unrepresented in court, and pleaded for a light sentence.

But District Judge Low Wee Ping said Garnell's crimes were violent and had been inflicted on older victims.

Garnell also has a long criminal record for crimes such as theft, housebreaking, and robbery, which date back to when she was 13 years old - a record the judge described as "shocking".

Garnell could have been jailed up to seven years.

- CNA/xq