SINGAPORE: A man who went to a mosque to seek financial aid was given S$50, only to return twice to steal money from a donation box.
He pleaded guilty to a charge each of housebreaking and criminal trespass to commit theft. Another four charges were taken into consideration."Mosque staff gave him S$50 out of goodwill and he was encouraged to volunteer at the mosque to receive more financial aid," said the prosecutor.
On Sep 18, a mosque employee found that money was missing from the donation box and a police report was made.Again, he returned to the mosque via taxi, climbed over the perimeter wall and pried the donation box open with scissors.He then went to North Bridge Road to exchange the money for a single S$50 note, which he intended to deposit in his bank account.
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