Man jailed 27 months for stealing Hermes bags and Rolex watch to get money for wedding

IT trainer Saw Yan Naing broke into designer goods store HoBZ House of Brandz on the second storey of The Arcade shopping centre on Dec 30 last year to steal four Hermes bags and a Rolex watch worth $82,800 in all.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS.

SINGAPORE: His wedding was approaching, but IT trainer Saw Yan Naing felt he needed more money - quickly.

He decided to break into designer goods store HoBZ House of Brandz on the second storey of The Arcade shopping centre in Collyer Quay at around 2.15am on Dec 30 last year to steal four Hermes bags and a Rolex watch worth $82,800 (RM257,661) in all.