Man accused of breaking into ex-coworkers' Tanjong Pagar flat, stealing $60k in gold jewellery男子被控闯入前同事位于丹戎巴葛的公寓，盗走价值6万美元的黄金首饰
Over a year after a restaurant worker resigned, he allegedly broke into the residence he once shared with his ex-colleagues and stole pieces of gold jewellery worth about $60,000.Deva Seelan Sati Veloo, a Malaysian national, is accused of committing theft at Block 107 Spottiswoode Park Road on March 28 this year, reported Shin Min Daily News.The 38-year-old was formerly employed...
Over a year after a restaurant worker resigned, he allegedly broke into the residence he once shared with his ex-colleagues and stole pieces of gold jewellery worth about $60,000.
Deva Seelan Sati Veloo, a Malaysian national, is accused of committing theft at Block 107 Spottiswoode Park Road on March 28 this year, reported Shin Min Daily News.
The 38-year-old was formerly employed at the popular eatery Outram Park Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh.
Eatery boss Lin Fulai (transliteration), 44, told the Chinese publication that Deva had moved out of the Tanjong Pagar HDB flat when he left the job in December 2024.
On March 28, two of his employees living in the rented flat realised their gold jewellery had gone missing.
Speaking to Shin Min, employee Liew Kai Sin said his gold chain, bought after years of saving, was stolen.
"There was no sign that the room had been ransacked. When the police asked if we suspected someone we knew, we thought it might have been Deva," he said.
According to court records, Deva has been in remand since April 25 and is expected to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled for Nov 10.
A charge sheet stated that the man had allegedly committed housebreaking between 1.43pm and 2pm and stole four pieces of gold jewellery, including the necklace belonging to Liew valued at $30,500.
The boss, Lin, shared that Deva worked at the eatery for about five years.
Although hardworking, he told Shin Min that Deva had occasionally requested a salary advance of a few hundred dollars.
Lin added that Deva had once taken two weeks' leave to prepare for his newborn, then allegedly claimed his child had died and asked for another week's leave.
"The photo was obviously fake," he said. "His baby was just born, but the child in the photo looked to be two or three years old. After I exposed him, he came back and resigned."
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一名餐厅员工辞职一年多后，据称闯入他曾经与前同事合住的住所，偷走了价值约 6 万美元的金饰。
据《新明日报》报道，马来西亚籍女子德瓦·西兰·萨蒂·维卢被指控于今年3月28日在斯波蒂斯伍德公园路第107座组屋犯下盗窃罪。
这位 38 岁的男子曾就职于颇受欢迎的欧南园亚华肉骨茶餐厅。
44岁的餐馆老板林福来（音译）告诉中文媒体，德瓦在2024年12月离职时已经搬出了丹戎巴葛的组屋。
3月28日，他租住的公寓里的两名员工发现他们的金首饰不见了。
员工刘凯欣在接受《新明报》采访时表示，他攒了多年钱买的金项链被偷了。
“房间里没有任何被翻动过的痕迹。当警察问我们是否怀疑某个认识的人时，我们觉得可能是德瓦，”他说。
根据法庭记录，德瓦自 4 月 25 日起被羁押，预计将在 11 月 10 日的听证会上认罪。
起诉书称，该男子涉嫌于下午 1 点 43 分至 2 点之间入室盗窃，偷走了四件金饰，其中包括 Liew 价值 30,500 美元的项链。
老板林透露，德瓦在这家餐馆工作了大约五年。
尽管工作勤奋，但他告诉《新明日报》，德瓦偶尔会要求预支几百美元的工资。
林补充说，德瓦曾请了两周假来准备迎接新生儿，然后又声称他的孩子去世了，并要求再请一周假。
“那张照片显然是假的，”他说。“他的孩子刚出生，但照片里的孩子看起来却有两三岁了。我揭穿他之后，他就回来辞职了。”
lim.kewei@asiaone.com