David James Roach, a 31-year-old Canadian man who robbed a Standard Chartered bank at Holland Village 5 years ago, was jailed yesterday (7 July) for 5 years and given 6 strokes of the cane.
Roach was 26 years old at the time (7 July 2016) and robbed the bank with just a piece of paper – he put his hand into his bag and pretended he had a gun.
He got away with $30,450 before fleeing to Bangkok on the same day, but was arrested in Thailand because be brought in more than US$20,000 in cash (including SGD) which is restricted.
He was then sentenced to 14 months jail after pleading guilty in Thailand.
He was released on 10 January 2018 before being taken to the UK while en route to Canada, but was detained while transiting through Britain because the Singapore Police put in an arrest request.
Roach was then handed over to the Singapore Police Force after the Singapore authorities agreed to the UK’s request not to cane Roach if he was found guilty.
Images source: Bangkok Immigration Authorities and Google Maps