Man caught stealing from temple after couple stage stake-out

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After being tipped off by their neighbours about a man stealing from a temple's donation box, a couple in charge of the temple in Bencoolen Street laid a trap to catch the culprit red-handed. According to

Mr Liu said he saw the man using a long-ruler with double-sided tape to remove the money from the boxes.The man, it seems, did not put up a struggle. He claimed to have stolen because he was jobless and ill, and tried to convince the couple against reporting him to the police due to his circumstances.The man, who claimed to have a wife and two children in Indonesia, was also said to have returned the couple $500 after being accompanied by the police to withdraw the money from an ATM.

According to Shin Min, police are currently investigating the matter, and a 66-year-old man is assisting with investigations.

 

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