Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide.
SINGAPORE: An auxiliary police officer who was arrested for illegally carrying a loaded revolver to a few malls had gone to watch a movie with the weapon and intended to kill himself after.
Heng Jun Hao, 29, had just gone through a breakup and felt devastated. After he was charged, he was released on bail with an electronic tag, but he cut the tag as he wanted to drown himself after losing his job.
The Singaporean, who has been remanded since October 2024, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (Oct 28) to one count of unlawfully carrying a revolver and 10 rounds of ammunition under the Arms Offences Act and a second charge of mischief for cutting his e-tag.
Another two charges will be considered in sentencing.
The court heard that Heng joined Certis Cisco Security as an auxiliary police officer in October 2023 and was attached to the Civil Aviation Authority Singapore at Changi Airport.
Heng had been gambling since he was 20, and his habit worsened over the years.
On May 8, 2024, Heng’s girlfriend broke up with him after finding out that he had been gambling despite promising that he would quit.
Heng was devastated over the breakup. The next day, he reported for work at the Agora building at Changi Airport Terminal 1 and was issued with his operational equipment at the Certis Cisco armoury.
This included one .38 Taurus revolver, 10 rounds of .38 ammunition and one extendable baton.
As part of standard operational procedure, Heng loaded five rounds of ammunition into his revolver and loaded the remaining five rounds into his speed loader. He was then deployed for his shift from 7.45am to 7.45pm.
