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Jun 8, 2010
Fined for mischief at Flyer
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Lim Heng Shin pleaded guilty to committing mischief by damaging a fire intercom glass panel and three emergency call point glass panels at the Raffles Avenue premises on Feb 10. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
<!-- story content : start --> A MAN who caused about $5,000 worth of damage to the Singapore Flyer's property was fined $4,000 on Tuesday. Property agent Aaron Lim Heng Shin, 32, pleaded guilty to committing mischief by damaging a fire intercom glass panel and three emergency call point glass panels at the Raffles Avenue premises on Feb 10. A Community Court heard that Lim was spotted on CCTV cameras loitering at Level 3 of the Singapore Flyer and damaging the fire intercom glass panel with his hand at about 6am that day. He was arrested.
Lim's lawyer, Mr Lim Hin Chye, said his client was devastated when his wife took out divorce proceedings against him and left with their two young children whom he loved dearly last October. Because of his psychotic past, he went into a state of severe depression, and indulged in drugs and alcohol. On the day of the incident, the lawyer said Lim's muddled mind caused him to think that his family was at the Singapore Flyer where the offences occurred. Lim, who is currently on medication, has made full restitution of $5,013 for the damage caused. He could have been jailed for up to two years and fined for mischief.
