Man steals $11,000 from charity donation boxes, uses most of it to repay drug debts男子从慈善捐款箱中偷走11000美元，其中大部分用于偿还毒债。
A 29-year-old Singaporean man was jailed after he was found to have stolen about S$11,000 from donation boxes at a coffeeshop in Geylang. Manohar s/o Thirunavukkarasu pleaded guilty to two charges of theft, with another charge taken into consideration during sentencing.He told investigators that he had already spent most of the money and only S$166 and some foreign currency were...
A 29-year-old Singaporean man was jailed after he was found to have stolen about S$11,000 from donation boxes at a coffeeshop in Geylang.
Manohar s/o Thirunavukkarasu pleaded guilty to two charges of theft, with another charge taken into consideration during sentencing.
He told investigators that he had already spent most of the money and only S$166 and some foreign currency were recovered when he was arrested.
On Tuesday (Oct 27), Manohar was sentenced to four months and four weeks in prison for his crimes.
How the theft occurred
On June 13, an employee of Kuan Tzi Zhai Vegetarian Cuisine had forgotten to place the cart containing 10 donation boxes back into the stall as she was closing up for the day.
A few hours later, at about 1.48am, Manohar happened to pass by the coffeeshop. Upon spotting the donation boxes, he was prompted to steal them.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, Manohar took a large pail used for dirty dishes from nearby, placed the donation boxes into it and pushed it away on the trolley.
He then wheeled the trolley along Sims Avenue, towards Aljunied MRT station.
He then forcibly pried open the boxes and stole about S$11,000 in cash.
Not his first offence
This was not Manohar's first theft.
Prior to the S$11,000 theft, according to court documents, Manohar had stolen from a Shine Korea outlet located in Bras Basah.
Less than a month before his Geylang theft, Manohar had stolen a packet of Samyang Hot Chicken Ramen and a cup of Samyang Hot Chicken Bowl, worth a total of $9.60.
Manohar was also charged under the Private Security Industry Act for sleeping on the grounds outside the School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) and for harassing a security guard on the premises.
According to court documents, he hurled insults at the security guard when he was asked to leave.
This prompted the on-duty security guard to call the police, who then recognised after arriving on-site that Manohar was wanted in connection with the $11,000 missing from the Geylang coffeeshop.
During investigations, Manohar revealed that he had used about S$10,000 to pay off drug debts and had spent the remaining S$1,000 on personal expenses.
The money was meant to be donated to various organisations, including Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution, Ren Ci Hospital and Thye Hua Kwan Hospital, said Lianhe Zaobao.
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一名29岁的新加坡男子因在芽笼一家咖啡店的捐款箱中盗窃约11000新元而被判入狱。
Manohar s/o Thirunavukkarasu 对两项盗窃指控认罪，在量刑时考虑了另一项指控。
他告诉调查人员，他已经花掉了大部分钱，被捕时只追回了 166 新元和一些外币。
周二（10月27日），马诺哈尔因其罪行被判处四个月零四周监禁。
盗窃案是如何发生的
6月13日，宽子斋素食的一名员工在关门歇业时，忘记将装有10个捐款箱的小推车放回摊位。
几个小时后，大约凌晨1点48分，马诺哈尔碰巧路过这家咖啡店。他看到捐款箱后，便决定偷走它们。
据《联合早报》报道，马诺哈尔从附近拿来一个装脏盘子的大桶，把捐款箱放进去，然后用手推车推走了。
然后他推着手推车沿着沈氏大道向阿裕尼地铁站方向驶去。
然后他强行撬开箱子，偷走了约 11,000 新元现金。
这并非他第一次犯案。
这并非马诺哈尔第一次行窃。
根据法庭文件显示，在盗窃 11,000 新元之前，Manohar 曾从位于 Bras Basah 的 Shine Korea 门店行窃。
在芽笼盗窃案发生前不到一个月，马诺哈尔曾偷过一包三养辣鸡拉面和一杯三养辣鸡饭，总价值 9.60 美元。
马诺哈尔还因违反《私人保安行业法》被起诉，罪名是睡在新加坡艺术学院 (SOTA) 外的场地上，以及骚扰该学院的一名保安人员。
根据法庭文件，当他被要求离开时，他辱骂了保安。
这促使值班保安打电话报警，警察到达现场后发现，马诺哈尔因与芽笼咖啡店失窃的 11,000 美元有关而被通缉。
在调查过程中，马诺哈尔透露，他曾用约 10,000 新元偿还毒品债务，并将剩余的 1,000 新元用于个人开支。
据《联合早报》报道，这笔钱原本计划捐赠给包括新加坡中华医学中心、仁慈医院和泰华馆医院在内的多个机构。
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