Shaffiq Alkhatib

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shaffiq Alkhatib

SINGAPORE – Wanting “quick cash”, a director of a company allowed others to control its bank account, which was later used to receive crime proceeds totalling nearly US$1.68 million (S$2.15 million). In an unrelated incident, Alson Tong Shao Tian, 37, also rained blows on another man. On June 16, the Singaporean, who used to be known as Tong Kok Liang, was sentenced to one year, three months and two weeks’ jail. He was also fined $4,000.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shaffiq Alkhatib

SINGAPORE - A former police officer was sentenced to two years and 10 months’ jail on June 16 after he received $36,000 in bribes. Poo Tze Chiang, 47, was also ordered to pay a penalty of $36,000 – the amount of bribes involved – and will have to spend an additional 15 weeks behind bars if he fails to fork out this amount. In 2024, he was sentenced to 6½ years’ jail after receiving $32,500 in bribes in unrelated offences.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shaffiq Alkhatib

SINGAPORE - A youth has admitted in court that he was around 14 years old when he molested his family friends’ daughter on two occasions in 2021. The offences involving the girl, who was then around 10 years old, came to light in December 2022 when the boy admitted to his parents about what he had done. On June 16, the offender, who is now 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of molestation. He cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the identity of the girl, identified in court documents as V1.

3 weeks ago | asiaone.com | Shaffiq Alkhatib

SINGAPORE — A maid who repeatedly assaulted a frail 90-year-old woman with dementia, including choking and biting her, was sentenced to one year in jail on June 4. The victim, who had to wear adult diapers, was later found with injuries, including multiple broken ribs and bruises on her face and limbs. But a doctor could not state with certainty if her assailant's offences had caused the injuries.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Shaffiq Alkhatib

SINGAPORE - A maid who repeatedly assaulted a frail 90-year-old woman with dementia, including choking and biting her, was sentenced to one year in jail on June 4. The victim, who had to wear adult diapers, was later found with injuries, including multiple broken ribs and bruises on her face and limbs. But a doctor could not state with certainty if her assailants’ offences had caused the injuries.