SINGAPORE: Three more men have been charged in court over their alleged roles in an armed gang robbery at a residence along King Albert Park in Bukit Timah last month that involved more than S$4.34 million (US$3.2 million) in cash, cryptocurrency and other valuables.
Malaysians Kartik Palaniappan, 31, Mohd Hamidon Ahmed, 47, and Mohd Hashim Ismail, 49, were all charged with armed gang robbery on Wednesday (May 8).
Two other Malaysians, Goh Boon Tong, 28, and Muhammad Tauffiq Ahmad Fauzi, 32, were each handed a count of armed gang robbery last week.
According to their charge sheets, Kartik, Hamidon, Hashim, Goh and Tauffiq were with “several others” when they jointly robbed six victims of their valuables at a residence along King Albert Park in the early hours of Apr 18. The items stolen were worth about S$4,341,328.
The suspects purportedly carried out the robbery while armed with parangs and baseball bats, which are considered deadly weapons.
The offence of armed gang robbery carries a jail term of up to 20 years and up to 24 strokes of the cane.
Goh was handed a separate charge on Thursday unrelated to the armed gang robbery. He was charged with suspected involvement in knowingly receiving any gratification as a reward for providing services that will aid the prostitution of any person.
If found guilty of knowingly soliciting, receiving or agreeing to receive any gratification as an inducement or reward for providing any service, and who by providing that service does or will aid the prostitution of another person, being a woman or girl, Goh faces a jail term of up to seven years and a fine of up to S$100,000.
