A secondary schoolboy (who was 15 years old at the time of the offence) had trespassed into a school at night back in August 2020 and trashed 6 classrooms with 4 of his friends, according to The Straits Times.
The group sprayed the classroom floors and tables with fire extinguishers and flipped the tables and chairs, as well as breaking 6 window panes.
They had entered the school compound via a side gate to avoid detection.
The school then investigated the incident and found out that the culprits had been asking around about the CCTVs around the school in a bid to evade them, and were ultimately caught.
The schoolboy, now 17 years old, was convicted of housebreaking and mischief, among other offences – he cannot be identified under the Children and Young Persons Act.
A probation suitability report has been called by the district judge before sentencing the boy.
Other offences
In another incident on 2 June 2021, the accused met 4 of his friends outside Asia Square Tower 1 to ride their scooters together despite the social gatherings limit being capped at two persons.
They then tried to enter the building with their scooters and didn’t complete a SafeEntry check-in or take their temperature, which was mandatory at the time.
A security guard had attempted to stop them but the group then went to a fountain inside the building because they wanted to do some “stunts” with their scooters.
The police were then called and the group then fled but were caught after one of them went back to retrieve his scooter that he left behind.