Cleaner stole watches, neckties from Supreme Court office
Published on Dec 9, 2011
By Khushwant Singh
A cleaner succumbed to temptation when she came across four watches and two neckties in a bag under the table at the Supreme Court on June 20. Wei Li, 34, hid the loot valued at $2,230, in her cleaning trolley and carried on with her duties.
The Chinese national was arrested later that day. On Friday, she was fined $3,000.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tang Shangjun told a district court that Wei went to the office of Assistant Registrar (AR) Jeyendran Jeyapal at about 1.30pm to tidy it up. It was lunch-time then and it was only some time in the afternoon that the red plastic bag containing the watches and ties was found missing.
When confronted by her supervisors, Wei owed up and surrendered all the stolen items.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
