The Police pointed out how the Police cameras played a key in solving cases quickly and it lead to two suspects getting arrested swiftly.
Woodlands Avenue 6
On 18 April 2022 at about 4.10 pm, the Police received a report where a 27-year-old woman was molested by an unknown 40-year-old man along Woodlands Avenue 6.
Shortly after, the woman reported the incident to the Police and provided a detailed description of the man which helped the Police to identify him. Armed with the man’s description, the Police trawled through Police cameras’ footage in the area and later found a match which provided a crucial lead in establishing the identity of the man.
Through extensive follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Woodlands Police Division established the identity of the 40-year-old man and arrested him within three days of the report. The 40-year-old man was charged with the offence of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) Chapter 224 of the Penal Code and was sentenced to four weeks of imprisonment on 4 May 2022.
Woodlands MRT
On 21 March 2022 at about 1.10am, the Police received a report where a 23-year-old woman was molested by an unknown 30-year-old man in the Woodlands MRT station.
Subsequently, the woman managed to take a photo of the man, which was useful information that she provided to the Police when she reported the incident.
Through extensive follow-up investigations and with the aid of CCTV images from the public transport operator, officers from Woodlands Police Division and Public Transport Security Command established the identity of the 30-year-old man through his travel pattern and arrested him within two days of the report. The man was charged with the offence of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871 and was sentenced to one week of imprisonment on 29 March 2022.
Penalties:
The offence of outrage of modesty under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term which may extend to three years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.
If the victim is under 14 years of age, the offence of outrage of modesty carries an imprisonment term of up to five years, a fine, caning, or any combination of such punishments.