22-Year-Old Man Steals Metal Bus Stop Bench To Design His Own Home Furniture
He wanted his home interior to resemble a bus stop.
By Tamara Jayne — 10 Oct 2018, 05:55 PM
A 22-year-old Singaporean man was found guilty yesterday, 9 October for stealing an entire metal bench from a bus stop
Tan Ke Wei stole the bench from a bus stand in June last year because he wanted to use it to design his home's interior.
The bus bench was worth SGD1,500 (RM4,500), according to Singapore's Land Transport Authority.
While waiting for the bus, Tan used his bare hands to unscrew all eight metal bolts that held the bench down
He then placed the bench into a trash bag and took a taxi home.
Unfortunately for Tan, an eyewitness saw him pulling the stunt and alerted the police. The police then tracked Tan down and found the bench in his apartment.
Tan said he thought the bench looked nice and took it home to use as measurements to order a similar seat from a supplier
According to The Straits Times, the young man wanted his home interior to resemble a bus stop.
Tan's lawyer Ashraf Hassan said that his client had no malicious intentions. He claimed that Tan even tightened the bolts back into the screws that were on the ground, so that commuters wouldn't trip on them.
For his crime, Tan was sentenced to seven days of Short Detention Order. Although according to Yahoo News, he could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined.
