By Khushwant Singh
ARMED with a knife, Goh Kar Wai would wait at car parks in
Serangoon Central, Hougang, Sim's Drive and Pasir Ris for women
getting out of their cars at night.
Forcing them back in, the 39-year-old would drive off to rob
them of the cash they were carrying before leaving them at deserted
locations. He even withdrew cash amounting to $4,500 with the ATM
cards of two victims. He would then leave the cars at the same car
parks he took them from.
On Friday, he pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was jailed a
total of seven years and ordered to be caned 24 times. He also
admitted to driving without insurance coverage.
A district court heard that Goh committed four carjackings
between July 3 and 30, taking in more than $2,600 in cash.
Goh would also take anything of value and he admitted to robbing
the four women of valuables amounting to $3,300. These included
cell phones, ez-link cards, a camera and a pen.
While his first three victims had followed his orders, the
robbery at the car park at Potong Pasir Avenue 1 at 10pm on July 30
did not go according to plan. Fearing for her life, the victim
jumped out of the moving car.
Police found her white Proton Perodua Kenari in a car park in
Serangoon Central at 10am the next morning. Through fingerprints in
the car, police managed to track down RMED with a knife, Goh Kar
Wai would wait at car parks in Serangoon Central, Hougang, Sim's
Drive and Pasir Ris for women getting out of their cars at
night.
Forcing them back in, the 39-year-old would drive off to rob
them of the cash they were carrying before leaving them at deserted
locations. He even withdrew cash amounting to $4,500 with the ATM
cards of two victims. He would then leave the cars at the same car
parks he took them from.
On Friday, he pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was jailed a
total of seven years and ordered to be caned 24 times. He also
admitted to driving without insurance coverage.
A district court heard that Ke committed four carjackings
between July 3 and 30, taking in more than $2,600 in cash.
Goh would also take anything of value and he admitted to robbing
the four women of valuables amounting to $3,300. These included
cell phones, ez-link cards, a camera and a pen.
While his first three victims had followed his orders, the
robbery at the car park at Potong Pasir Avenue 1 at 10pm on July 30
did not go according to plan. Fearing for her life, the victim
jumped out of the moving car.
Police found her white Proton Perodua Kenari in a car park in
Serangoon Central at 10am the next morning. Through fingerprints in
the car, police managed to track down Goh and he was arrested in an
Internet cafe in Geylang that very day and he was arrested in an
Internet cafe in Geylang that very day.
