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Man who sold real Rolex thinking it was fake: Why was he jailed when victim suffered no losses?

Italian national Singh Deepak tried to cheat a retailer by exchanging his purportedly counterfeit watch (right) with three genuine Rolex watches (left).

10 months’ jail for childcare centre principal who repeatedly abused four-year-old pupil

The 40-year-old woman, who cannot be identified due a court-imposed gag order, pleaded guilty to one charge of ill-treatment of a child.

3 alleged drink drivers charged after other road users were hurt in traffic accidents

Singaporeans Koh Eng Heng, Ashvini Ezhavarasan and Jovan Lim Jun Jie were each charged with drink-driving and causing hurt to others by driving without due care and attention.

Man admits to sexually assaulting 2 young nieces when they went to his home

The older sister was 10 to 11 years old when she was assaulted, while the younger sister was eight to nine years old.

Activist Kokila Annamalai charged over failing to comply with POFMA correction direction

Kokila Annamalai was handed one charge for failing to comply with a correction direction issued by the POFMA office on Oct 5, 2024, without reasonable excuse.

Man who allegedly set bikes alight in Jurong charged with committing mischief by fire

Hamzah Hambali is accused of committing the offence shortly before 4pm on April 21.

Private-hire driver who imported 1,100 vaporisers worth over $23k into S’pore gets 14 weeks’ jail

On April 22, Suntharathasan, 31, was sentenced to 14 weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to importing the illicit goods.

Online personality Kurt Tay jailed, fined for sharing woman’s intimate video and threatening her

Online personality Kurt Tay was sentenced to 14 months in jail and fined $3,000 on April 22.

Jail term upheld for woman who lied about address to enrol daughter in primary school

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon upheld the sentence that was handed down by a district judge in November 2025.

Jail for woman who hit her son with shower head after he soiled himself

As she was angry that he had soiled himself, the woman used the shower head to hit her son on the head once and then hit his head against the wall multiple times.

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