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SINGAPORE \u2013 While waiting for his flight to Maldives, a man went on a shoplifting spree in Changi Airport and stole almost $3,500 worth of items from multiple shops.<\/p>\n
Aaron Gary Slater, 45, was sentenced to 10 days\u2019 jail on Oct 31 after pleading guilty to three theft charges.<\/p>\n
The offences took place on Sept 2, while the Australian was in transit at Terminal 2 of Changi Airport after flying in from Melbourne.<\/p>\n
At around 7.30pm that day, he entered Tumi, a store selling travel products, took one piece of blue Tumi luggage valued at $1,045 from the shelf, and left the store without making payment.<\/p>\n
His act was captured on the store\u2019s CCTV.<\/p>\n
That evening, he also stole one pink Victoria\u2019s Secret pyjamas set worth $113, two pairs of Oakley sunglasses worth more than $340 each, one pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses worth $365, one brown Adidas bag worth $81 and one Starbucks tumbler worth $52.<\/p>\n
Other items he stole included a luggage tag, five bracelets, and a black Hard Rock Cafe cap.<\/p>\n
He was caught after a sales assistant at the Ray-Ban store reported a theft. He was spotted at the departure transit by airport security and the items he stole were found on him.<\/p>\n
Investigations further revealed that on July 28, while Slater was in transit in Singapore, he had taken a black Tumi sling bag worth more than $600 from a display shelf and left the store without paying for it.<\/p>\n
A store employee who saw what he did chased after him, took back the sling bag and placed it back onto the shelf. A police report was not made on this matter then.<\/p>\n
In mitigation, defence lawyer Tania Chin sought three days\u2019 jail for Slater, noting: \u201cHe has been stuck in Singapore with no family support and has not been able to work during this period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those who commit theft in dwelling can be jailed for up to seven years and are liable to a fine.<\/p>\n