Salesman wrecked 13 windows in two-year slingshot spree

[StarshipTroopers]

Salesman wrecked 13 windows in two-year slingshot spree

Published on Apr 17, 2013

A sales consultant who went on a wrecking spree with two slingshots is appealing against his eight-month jail sentence. -- ST POSED PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN

By Khushwant Singh

A SALES consultant who went on a wrecking spree with two slingshots is appealing against his eight-month jail sentence.

Inspired by a YouTube video, Magnus Yeo Teck Chuang, 39, bought the weapons online and carried out a string of drive-by shootings in which he fired marbles at glass buildings, causing $152,000 worth of damage.

His 21-month campaign began as he drove to work on Oct 8, 2010, when he loaded a marble into the slingshot and shattered a glass panel of the Cycle & Carriage showroom in Alexandra Road. It cost $33,000 to repair.

He picked random targets and used the slingshot while driving.

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[hokkien]

Bo liao case yet appeal,latter kena lagi jialat

 

[Clark]

Salesman pays over $130k for slingshot damage

21-month wrecking spree came to an end after he was caught on camera

Published on May 12, 2013

Yeo began his rampage while driving to work on Oct 8, 2010. He loaded a slingshot with a marble and shattered the Cycle & Carriage showroom's glass panel (above). -- PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

By Khushwant Singh

The family of a salesman who went on a 21-month wrecking spree by firing marbles from a slingshot at glass buildings has coughed up more than $130,000 to pay for the damage he caused.

Magnus Yeo Teck Chuang, 39, got away with it until the police tracked him down after seeing footage from a surveillance camera in Pickering Street.

It showed his car in the vicinity when the glass panel of the SingTel building was shattered at 3.10pm on Sept 27, 2011. This alone cost $73,152 to repair.

In total, he damaged 13 windows, causing $152,000 worth of damage. His targets included the Volkswagen showroom where he worked in Alexandra Road and shops in Lower Delta Road.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

[Clark]

Yeo (above) began his rampage while driving to work on Oct 8, 2010. He loaded a slingshot with a marble and shattered the Cycle & Carriage showroom's glass panel.
-- PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE


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[scroobal]

His mistake was Singtel Building. It reflects how the SPF works. Anyway these kind of arseholes need to be caned as well. Pure wanton and mindless act.

 

[hokkien]

Camera lens really powerful,no horse run

 

[GeneralHavoc]

The family of a salesman who went on a 21-month wrecking spree by firing marbles from a slingshot at glass buildings has coughed up more than $130,000 to pay for the damage he caused.

Oh my! His family made to pay and he is 39!