Repeat offender sentenced to seven years' corrective training
By Claire Huang
POSTED: 30 May 2013 10:16 PM
SINGAPORE: A repeat offender on a work-release programme was on Thursday sentenced to seven years' corrective training.
Eric Heng Jit Siang, 37, was convicted of stealing cash and laptops, among other things, amounting to more than $5,000, in January this year.
A month later, he stole gold bars and gold chains worth more than $10,000 from a retail shop.
At the time of the offences, Heng was placed on a work release programme from August 2012 to April 2013.
Under the programme, Heng started work at a courier company but ended up committing criminal breach of trust just four months into his job.
In December, he misappropriated 162 iPhones worth more than $162,000.
Heng also drove without a valid licence and a valid vehicle insurance policy between December last year and March this year.
In February this year, he was also caught using a false licence plate.
For these offences, the judge sentenced him to seven years' corrective training and banned him from driving for one year.
- CNA/de
