Mandatory treatment order for ex-condo building manager who stole from residents’ homes
SINGAPORE - A former Scotts Square condominium building manager was on Tuesday (Nov 9) ordered to undergo mandatory treatment order for 18 months, after he used an access card to enter residents' homes and steal from them. This means Teh Jiahe, now 37, who had major depressive disorder, will undergo treatment in lieu of jail time. The Singaporean had stolen $28,000 in cash and three Hermes handbags worth nearly $86,000 in total. He pleaded guilty last month to three counts of theft committed in three homes. Two other counts of theft linked to two apartments were considered during sentencing. He had stolen a pair of shoes worth $2,000 and two books from these two units. The books were How To Find Flower Fairies and The Tale Of Peter Rabbit: A Pop-up Adventure. His offences were committed between March and Sept 7 last year. In a statement to The Straits Times, real estate consulting company Edmund Tie & Co (SEA) that manages Scotts Square said Teh left the firm on Sept 10 last year. Without revealing any details, its spokesman also said additional measures have been implemented to ensure similar offences will not happen again. Scotts Square - a 43-storey development in Scotts Road - ...
