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SINGAPORE - If New Zealander Robert Stephan Dahlberg who jumped bail last year does not surrender soon, he may find his mugshot on Interpol's wanted list and cops worldwide on his tail.
The options broker was supposed to return to Singapore from an overseas trip and surrender his passport to the Singapore police on Aug 1, but failed to do so.
Five months on, his whereabouts remain unknown.
The Straits Times (ST) reported today that Singapore Police Force may enlist the help of Interpol to track down Dalberg.
The 34-year-old was charged in July last year for his alleged involvement in a brawl at Suntec City almost two years ago.
He was granted bail of $25,000 and given permission to travel to London and Hong Kong from July 11 to 29.
However, he failed to turn up in court later and a warrant of arrest was issued against him on Sept 12.
Dalberg's father, Bill, was quoted in the New Zealand Herald recently as saying he did not think his son would be returning to Singapore.
Defending his son, he said that Dahlberg was "in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the wrong country".
Dahlberg and his two friends, Australian Nathan Robert Miller, 35, and Briton Robert James Springall, 24, were believed to have been drunk in the early hours of April 11, 2010 when they allegedly abused two taxi drivers and two passengers.
Dahlberg is accused of causing hurt to businessman Laurence Wong Seong, 38, in a rash act.
He is also alleged to have pushed another man, Paul Louis Liew Kai Ming, 26, causing him to hit his face against a pillar.
Mr Liew is said to have fractured his nasal bone and suffered a 4cm cut on his forehead.
After that, Dahlberg and his friends then hijacked the taxi and crashed it.
Mr Wong and Mr Liew, together with Mr Wong's 26-year-old girlfriend, had come out of Balaclava pub, then at Suntec City, to be picked up by cabby Tay Gek Heng, 45, a friend of Mr Wong's.
The cases involving Springall and Miller have been adjourned to next Wednesday.
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