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Man pleads guilty to stuffing rubbish and faeces into Singapore Post letterbox
An unemployed man has pleaded guilty to stuffing rubbish and faeces into a Singapore Post letterbox in April this year.
The court heard that 54-year-old Sim Kheng Hwee did so as he thought that the letters he posted for several contests were not properly delivered.
He did not win any prizes for the contests and this led him to assume that the postal system had cheated him.
Deputy Public Prosecutor, Anamika Bagchi told District Judge Soh Tze Bian that Sim committed the act of public nuisance to vent his anger.
She said, investigations revealed that rubbish and faeces were found inside a mail bag collected from the letterbox located near Block 171, Stirling Road in the Queenstown area on 6 April.
A supervisor from the Singapore Post then instructed a staff member to monitor the letterbox shortly after discovering them.
Sim was soon spotted stuffing crumpled newspapers into it and was photographed by the Singapore Post employee.
The court heard that Sim is suffering from schizophrenia and is currently being treated at the Institute of Mental Health.
He faces three charges in all but two others were taken into consideration.
The judge has called for a pre-sentence probation report and the case will be mentioned again on 2 August.
For his offence, Sim could be fined a maximum of $1,000.
Man pleads guilty to stuffing rubbish and faeces into Singapore Post letterbox
An unemployed man has pleaded guilty to stuffing rubbish and faeces into a Singapore Post letterbox in April this year.
The court heard that 54-year-old Sim Kheng Hwee did so as he thought that the letters he posted for several contests were not properly delivered.
He did not win any prizes for the contests and this led him to assume that the postal system had cheated him.
Deputy Public Prosecutor, Anamika Bagchi told District Judge Soh Tze Bian that Sim committed the act of public nuisance to vent his anger.
She said, investigations revealed that rubbish and faeces were found inside a mail bag collected from the letterbox located near Block 171, Stirling Road in the Queenstown area on 6 April.
A supervisor from the Singapore Post then instructed a staff member to monitor the letterbox shortly after discovering them.
Sim was soon spotted stuffing crumpled newspapers into it and was photographed by the Singapore Post employee.
The court heard that Sim is suffering from schizophrenia and is currently being treated at the Institute of Mental Health.
He faces three charges in all but two others were taken into consideration.
The judge has called for a pre-sentence probation report and the case will be mentioned again on 2 August.
For his offence, Sim could be fined a maximum of $1,000.
