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Dec 4, 2009
Jailed for torching fish farm
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A CHINESE national was jailed for nine weeks on Friday for throwing two lighted match sticks at her lover's fish farm and caused damage of more than $200,000. Cleaner Liu Gui Ling, 37, a Singapore permanent resident, admitted to mischief at the fish farm at sea off Pasir Ris at about 2am on April 9. A Community Court heard that the night before, Liu and her lover, Mr Goh Khoon Heng, 53, the fish farm owner, had a dispute over some financial and personal matters. At about 2am, she lighted two match sticks and threw them into the trash bags at the fish farm. Some structures of the fish farm caught fire, causing damage of between $220,000 and $230,000. Liu, who surrendered herself to the police, told Judge Soh Tze Bian in between sobs that she had a two-year-old child with her lover, and that they planned to wed next year. She could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Dec 4, 2009
Jailed for torching fish farm
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A CHINESE national was jailed for nine weeks on Friday for throwing two lighted match sticks at her lover's fish farm and caused damage of more than $200,000. Cleaner Liu Gui Ling, 37, a Singapore permanent resident, admitted to mischief at the fish farm at sea off Pasir Ris at about 2am on April 9. A Community Court heard that the night before, Liu and her lover, Mr Goh Khoon Heng, 53, the fish farm owner, had a dispute over some financial and personal matters. At about 2am, she lighted two match sticks and threw them into the trash bags at the fish farm. Some structures of the fish farm caught fire, causing damage of between $220,000 and $230,000. Liu, who surrendered herself to the police, told Judge Soh Tze Bian in between sobs that she had a two-year-old child with her lover, and that they planned to wed next year. She could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined.