Former Aetos officer who robbed Jurong shop with loaded gun gets 16.5 years' jail

📆 9/13/2022 1:33 PM
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A debt-ridden Aetos auxiliary police officer who robbed a licensed moneylending company in Jurong while armed with a loaded gun was sentenced to 16.5 years' jail and ordered to be given 18 strokes of the cane on Tuesday (Sept 13). Mahadi Muhamad Mukhtar, 39, admitted in court that he decided to copy the approach used by David James Roach, the...

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After reading the note, which said, "This is a Robbery! Don't Shout! I got a gun in my pocket. Put all the money in the bag", the woman complied out of fear and deposited more than $24,800 into Mahadi's sling bag. He then decided to rob a licensed moneylender, and selected OT Credit as it was staffed by women and had been previously robbed.

Mahadi then returned to Aetos Complex, changed into his uniform, and deposited $14,000 into his own bank account at an ATM. He said a stiff deterrent sentence was necessary to send the message that Mahadi's behaviour was unacceptable and should not be copied.

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