21-year-old Nizar Syafiq Ismadi, a lance corporal with the SCDF, faced 7 charges on 20 January; while his alleged accomplice, 23-year-old corporal Mohamed Iskandar Mohamed Ansari faced 4 charges.
They allegedly stole a pair of Apple AirPods Pro worth $379 from the victim, Leon Tay, at the guard room of 3rd SCDF Division sometime between 9 July and 1 August 2022.
On 1 August 2022, Iskandar also allegedly stole Tay’s iPhone which was worth $1,149 while he was in an office of the camp, and Nizar then allegedly sold the service 2 days later for $600, at a shop in Yishun Avenue 5.
The duo also allegedly debited $690 from Tay’s account, after Nizar gained illegal access to the victim’s Gmail account at the camp, and retrieved a one-time password on 5 August 2022.
Nizar also allegedly possessed a knife at the 3rd SCDF Division, in a separate incident on 15 August, and also allegedly obstructed the course of justice by engaging two men to destroy the evidence by removing the weapon from his motorcycle.
In another unrelated case, Nizar also allegedly assaulted a 25-year-old victim with a 21-year-old accomplice on 27 June 2021 in New Bridge Road, resulting in the victim suffering facial fractures.
Nizar’s pre-trial conference is set for 17 February while Iskandar is expected to be pleading guilty on 27 February.