Updated: 12/05/2013 13:39 | By Channel NewsAsia
Man who perched himself on crane charged with criminal trespass
Chinese national Zhang Huanjun was charged on Dec 5, 2013, with criminal trespass at a worksite in West Coast. Zhang allegedly stayed atop a crane eight storeys high at a West Coast construction site on Dec 3. -- ST PHOTO: YOW CHING LEE
SINGAPORE: The Chinese national who perched himself on top of a crane on December 3 was charged with criminal trespass on Thursday.
33-year-old Zhang Huan Jun had refused to come down from the crane at a West Coast construction site at about 7.30am.
Previous media reports state Zhang had apparently gambled away his money, so he asked for an advance of S$15,000 in his wages.
Court documents stated that he had asked project manager Song Renwei from China Construction (South Pacific) Development for the sum to be handed over.
For criminal trespass, Zhang can be jailed up to three months and fined S$1,500. - CNA/ac
