Dave Teo Ming, Singapore full time national serviceman, was sentenced to a total of nine years and two months jail, and 18 strokes of the cane on three charges of being in possession of a rifle, live bullets and knife.
On 2nd Sep 2007, Dave Teo Ming disappeared with a SAR-21 rifle and eight rounds of ammunition from Mandai Hill Camp while on guard duty, and he was going to use the rifle to shoot his girlfriend Crystal Liew who had broken off with him, according to the prosecution. He was arrested in a public toilet of the Orchard Cineleisure shopping mall the following day, 20 hours later after he disappeared.
On 7th Jul 2008, Dave Teo Ming admitted in court to two offences under The Armed Offences Act and one under the Corrosives, Explosives and Offensive Weapons Act, for which he got nine years jail and six strokes, and five years and six strokes respectively.
He was also jailed for two months and ordered to be given six strokes on a third charge of having a 40cm knife at a staircase in Block 22, Simei Street 1, in Melville Park on 14th Apr 2007.
Teo’s friend, Ong Boon Jun, who did not report Teo for possessing the rifle and bullets, had earlier been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail and six strokes of the cane.
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