3 OFFENDERS FACING $10,000 FINE AND 6 MONTHS JAIL "LEFT HOME TO BUY CIGARETTES"

3 people who violated the stay home notice, facing $10,000 fine and/or 6 months jail

The 3 offenders

A 48-year-old male Singapore Citizen, Chong Chun Wah, will be charged for offences under Section 21A of the Infectious Diseases Act and the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020

A 25-year-old female Singapore Citizen, Siti Wan Su’Aidah Binte Samsuri, will be charged for offences under the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020 and the Infectious Diseases (Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID-19) Regulations 2020.

A 44-year-old male US citizen, Brian Dugan Yeargan, will be charged for an offence under the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020.

Chong arrived in Singapore from Indonesia on 17 March 2020
Served with an SHN for the period of 17 March to 31 March 2020.
Left his place of residence at Bukit Batok on three occasions.
On 24 March 2020, Chong took a bus to Jurong East to purchase food and spent approximately one to 1.5 hours outside
on 28 March 2020, he left his residence for about five minutes to check his mail at the ground floor of his block
29 March 2020, he walked to a coffeeshop in Bukit Batok to purchase food and spent approximately 30 to 45 minutes outside.

Arrived in Singapore from Australia on 25 March 2020
Served with an SHN for the period of 25 March to 8 April 2020.
On 30 March 2020, she left her place of residence at Woodlands and walked to Vista Point to purchase groceries and cigarettes.
During this period, she failed to respond to multiple calls made to her mobile phone by ICA as part of enforcement checks. She spent approximately 15 to 20 minutes outside.

A commercial pilot, arrived in Singapore from Australia on 3 April 2020
He was served with an SHN for the period of 3 to 17 April 2020.
On 5 April 2020, he left his place of accommodation at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport
took a train from Changi Airport MRT station to City Hall MRT station
walked to Chinatown Point to purchase personal items. He spent approximately three hours outside.