Woman who lied to police that her mobile phone was snatched gets jail


Lee Yi-Ching’s lies caused the police to activate 15 fast response cars to conduct a manhunt that lasted nearly two hours. - ST

SINGAPORE: A woman lied to the police that a man she did not know had snatched her mobile phone in Geylang when, in fact, her boyfriend was in possession of the device at the time.

The prosecution said that she dropped the device when they quarrelled, and she was aware that her boyfriend had picked it up.

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