Snatch thief jailed and caned for molesting victim
Published on Nov 30, 2011
By Khushwant Singh
First, he propositioned three women chatting near the taxi stand at the Jurong Point Shopping Centre.
When he was rebuffed, he ran off with one of their handbags. They gave chase and when cornered, Chandrasekaran Vairakannu, 27, molested one of them in the scuffle.
On Wednesday, a district court sentenced the Indian national to seven months in jail and three strokes of the cane. The 27-year-old labourer had pleaded guilty to committing theft and outraging her modesty.
One woman is 36 years old, while the other two are 17 years old.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Alan Hu said Chandrasekaran had approached the trio at 7.40pm on Oct 21 and asked: 'One night, how much?'
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.