Man jailed for plotting to rob goldsmith
Published on Nov 06, 2012
A generic picture of gold jewellery at a goldsmith. A man who conspired with a teen to commit robbery of goldsmith shops around Chinatown was jailed on Tuesday. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN
By Elena Chong
A man who conspired with a teen to commit robbery of goldsmith shops around Chinatown was jailed on Tuesday.
Kee Hong Yong, 26, was sentenced to a total of 21 months' jail for scheming with a 16-year-old to rob, and stealing cash and property totalling $8,500 from his father, Mr Kee Wah Kee, at their Bedok North Street 2 home.
He was also fined $800 and banned from driving for 12 months for driving a car without a valid licence on Aug 6.
The court heard that Kee, who was heavily in debt, had hatched a plan to commit goldsmith robberies.
Read the full story in The Straits Times on Wednesday (Nov 7).
