Apollo 1st Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 June 21, 2008 Burglar leaps 5 storeys to his death on being spotted By Lim Heng Liang A BURGLAR jumped five storeys to his death yesterday after being surprised by the owner of a flat who caught him in her living room. The man was trying to make a quick escape from the three-room flat in Marsiling Lane, but instead landed 15m below with a thud. 'Only a stupid person will enter my house. There's nothing to steal,' said Madam Irene Tan. The 50-year-old chanced upon the burglar, who was described as a man covered in tattoos, at around 10am after returning from her morning stroll. Madam Tan said he panicked, ran to her master bedroom and then took a shortcut to the first floor - from five floors up. A neighbour from two floors below, Mr Abdul Rahman, said he heard the commotion. 'I heard a woman screaming: 'Stop, don't jump'. After that, I heard something drop, boom!' That is when he peered out of his window. 'I saw two guys carry a man and put him inside a car before driving off.' Only a patch of blood was left at the scene. The police confirmed last night that the man, who was in his 40s, died at about 11.45am after being taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Madam Tan said she had left a back window open and thinks the man scaled her block like 'Spiderman' to break in. Mr Abdul Rahman, 49, suspects the men may be linked to the recent cases of theft. The driver of the vehicle which took away the injured man is currently assisting the police in the investigations. SURPRISED BY OWNER: Madam Irene Tan returned home to her flat to see a man in her living room. The burglar panicked, rushed into the master bedroom and jumped from a window of the fifth-floor flat in Marsiling Lane. He later died in hospital. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_250126.html ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty 4th Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Inflation has turn some into desperate stoopig thief. For goodness sake, it is just a 50 yr old auntie. Why so desperate need to jump down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 managed to steal passport to hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzrmazda3 6th Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Twincharged June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Inflation has turn some into desperate stoopig thief. For goodness sake, it is just a 50 yr old auntie. Why so desperate need to jump down? This, of all things, shows that this is a man driven to crime by desperation by rampant inflation. A sad reflection of how desperate things have become for the lower income A career criminal, on the other hand, would not have been deterred by just one auntie... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolicense Turbocharged June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 (edited) is this burglar inexperienced? i think he rather risk 5 floors than face sg's harsh criminal laws. Edited June 21, 2008 by Nolicense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafansu Turbocharged June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 wondering if the two who carried him were the accomplice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohdj Neutral Newbie June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 wonder if anybody will donate $$$ to this burglar. he was probably driven to desperation...and had to resort to stealing. huang na's mum got rumoured S$500k from donors...wonder if those people will donate that much too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_mel 1st Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Expect more of such petty crimes to happen. With our gahmen stupid open-leg policy to invite foreign trash to screw us and snatch our jobs, no wonder many are driven to desperation to such crimes. Sometimes it's hard to decide between integrity or survival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty 4th Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Noticed more and more beggars asking for $$$ or old folks selling tissues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohdj Neutral Newbie June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 when we are in our 40s....and get retrench from our jobs...we will have to compete against the foreign talents for cleaner jobs, newspaper seller etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokara Neutral Newbie June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Aunty got christian name sia lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booboon 1st Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 those who donate have serious moral values sia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohdj Neutral Newbie June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 serious moral values? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 Rob Bank Better $$$ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikedoll Clutched June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 I quite pity the robber though.At his age need to steal..but he has paid for the consequences.A heavy one though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_paul Neutral Newbie June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 HOT MAMA spotted!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banban Neutral Newbie June 21, 2008 Share June 21, 2008 probably a drug addict. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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