Man gets 7 years' jail, 24 strokes for crime spree

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Man gets 7 years' jail, 24 strokes for crime spree
By Leong Wee Keat | Posted: 03 September 2010 1234 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A man who went on a crime spree after learning he could have contracted the HIV virus from his girlfriend, was jailed for seven years and order to be caned 24 strokes in a District Court this morning.

Goh Kar Wai, who's 39, had robbed four women at knife point as they were leaving their parked cars. The incidents occurred between June and July this year.

After robbing the women, Goh also drove away in the cars and abandoned the vehicles at other parts of the island. The vehicles Goh had driven off with were a Toyota Vios, a Suzuki Vitara, a Perodua Kenari and a Opel Meriva.

Goh pleaded for leniency this morning and said he committed the offences after he found out his girlfriend had contracted the HIV virus. The delivery driver was also facing financial difficulty and was harassed by loansharks.

However, the prosecution argued that car-jacking cases in Singapore are rare and a deterrent message needs to be sent. Despite his personal circumstances, District Judge May Mesenas felt Goh chose his victims who were alone at night.

The Judge said public safety was also at risk. She jailed Goh for seven years and ordered him to be caned 24 strokes.

The prison authorities will conduct a medical examination before conducting the caning, the Judge said.

-CNA/wk

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

This type of man may even visit GL and infect the WL there

 

[Cao Pi]

Carjacker gets jail, caning


Sep 4, 2010
Carjacker gets jail, caning

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Goh Kar Wai pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was jailed a total of seven years and ordered to be caned 24 times. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

ARMED with a knife, Goh Kar Wai would wait at car parks in Serangoon Central, Hougang, Sim's Drive and Pasir Ris for women getting out of their cars at night. Forcing them back in, the 39-year-old would drive off to rob them of the cash they were carrying before leaving them at deserted locations. He even withdrew cash amounting to $4,500 with the ATM cards of two victims. He would then leave the cars at the same car parks he took them from.

On Friday, he pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was jailed a total of seven years and ordered to be caned 24 times. He also admitted to driving without insurance coverage. A district court heard that Goh committed four carjackings between July 3 and 30, taking in more than $2,600 in cash. Goh would also take anything of value and he admitted to robbing the four women of valuables amounting to $3,300. These included cell phones, ez-link cards, a camera and a pen.

While his first three victims had followed his orders, the robbery at the car park at Potong Pasir Avenue 1 at 10pm on July 30 did not go according to plan. Fearing for her life, the victim jumped out of the moving car. Police found her white Proton Perodua Kenari in a car park in Serangoon Central at 10am the next morning. Through fingerprints in the car, police managed to track down Goh and he was arrested in an Internet cafe in Geylang that very day.

Read the full story in Saturday's edition of the Straits Times.