By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 19 October 2012 1711 hrs
SINGAPORE: A
43-year-old woman was charged Friday with stealing from elderly women,
aged between 77 and 90 years old in Ang Mo Kio.
Annabell Joan Garnell faced four counts of snatch theft with criminal force.
She
was accused of snatching a gold chain from the neck of an 88-year-old
woman, in block 642, Ang Mo Kio avenue 5, at about 1pm on October 1.
On
October 4, at about 12.30pm, she allegedly tried to snatch a gold chain
from the neck of an 84-year-old woman in block 575, Ang Mo Kio avenue
10.
The following day, at about 12.30pm, she allegedly snatched a
gold chain from the neck of a 77-year-old woman in block 462, Ang Mo
Kio avenue 10.
Three days later, at about 11.30am, Garnell
allegedly snatched the gold chain of a 90-year-old woman, in block 461,
Ang Mo Kio avenue 5.
She is currently remanded and has been offered bail of S$40,000.
Her case will be heard again on November 5.
If guilty, Garnell can be jailed up to seven years.
- CNA/lp
Times are bad
That woman is bad.