Singapore Polytechnic student, Shuang Ng Wei Xuan was caught after taking numerous upskirt photos. One of his targets was a 17-year-old girl in Hougang mall.
He squatted near the victim and pointed his phone towards the girl, A witness on the scene confronted him and wanted to see his phone, but Ng wanted to leave the scene. He was subsquently stoped and detained by the witness.
Over the course of six weeks he took upskirt photos of women on 99 occasions. A total of 243 photo was found on his phone. His crime was committed mostly in common areas such as escalators and on public transports.
According to media reports, the Ng stated that taking upskirt photos of women “aroused him”.
If convicted he will face jail time of up to one year and/or fine.