5 days' jail for woman who lied that her mobile phone was snatched, sparking 2-hour manhunt

Posted on 22 March 2024 | 102 views | 0 comments

Thirty-six-year-old Lee Yi-Ching’s lies caused the police to activate 15 fast response cars to conduct a manhunt that lasted nearly two hours. The truth emerged when the police interviewed the Taiwanese woman’s boyfriend who said that he had taken the mobile phone and had intended to return it to her.Deputy Public Prosecutor John Lu told the court: “The accused confessed that she had quarrelled with her boyfriend the previous day and he wanted to return the mobile phone to her, but she was upset with him.On March 21, Lee pleaded guilty to giving false information to a public servant and was sentenced to five days’ jail.

The couple left at around 9pm and he drove her home in a van. For reasons not disclosed in court documents, Lee, who had consumed alcohol, screamed at the man before she alighted.He picked it up but Lee refused to take back the device. Instead, she screamed at him when he tried to return it to her.Shortly after 10pm, Lee went to Geylang Neighbourhood Police Centre and told a police officer that an unknown man had snatched her mobile phone while she was on her way home in Lorong 32 Geylang.

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