The Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty and a case of theft at East Coast Park.
The brief details of the cases are as follows:
- On 3 April 2018, the Police received a report that a 27-year-old woman was molested by an unknown man at East Coast Park.
- On 3 April 2018, another 38-year-old man reported that his mobile phone and money were stolen at East Coast Park.
Following the reports, officers from Bedok Police Division conducted extensive investigations to establish the identity of the suspect and subsequently arrested him on 4 April 2018.
The man will be charged in court on 5 April 2018 with the offence of theft and outrage of modesty under Section 379 and Section 354(1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. The offence of theft is punishable with an imprisonment term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both. The offence of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 is punishable with an imprisonment term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with a combination of such punishments.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
04 April 2018 @ 5:45 PM