$3,000 fine for NUS student who deflated tyres of seven cars in Woodlands
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SINGAPORE — A man who deflated the tyres of seven cars in Woodlands has been handed a $3,000 fine.On Nov 6, Benjamin Chia Yit Loong, 24, a student at the National University of Singapore, pleaded guilty to one charge of mischief.The court heard that Chia,$3,000 fine for NUS student who deflated tyres of seven cars in Woodlands
SINGAPORE — A man who deflated the tyres of seven cars in Woodlands has been handed a $3,000 fine.On Nov 6, Benjamin Chia Yit Loong, 24, a student at the National University of Singapore, pleaded guilty to one charge of mischief.The court heard that Chia, a Singaporean, was interested in climate change and environmental issues, and wished to make ownership of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) unattractive.He thus decided to deflate the tyres of cars parked near his house and to leave fliers on the environmental damage caused by SUVs on these cars.On Nov 19, 2024, at around 10am, Chia purchased a packet of green beans and took them with him to two multi-storey carparks in Woodlands Drive 14.He then unscrewed the tyre cap of each car, placed green beans inside the tyre valve and screwed the cap back in, causing the tyres to deflate.Deputy Public Prosecutor Lu Huiyi said Chia deflated all four tyres for the first car and subsequently deflated one to two tyres of each remaining car.He also left fliers on the cars' windscreens. Read more
