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Australian Arrested Over Alleged Changi Airport Shop Theft After Return to Singapore

Police set a Nov 12 court date on a theft-in-dwelling charge.

Overview

  • The case involves a box of anti-ageing supplements priced at S$507.30 that was found missing from a Guardian outlet in Changi Airport Terminal 1.
  • Store staff reported the loss on May 7, and CCTV footage showed the woman allegedly leaving with the unpaid item on Apr 14.
  • Investigators identified the 51-year-old Australian from surveillance images after she had left Singapore.
  • She was arrested on Nov 2 at Changi Airport while transiting for another flight and will be charged in court on Nov 12.
  • If convicted of theft in dwelling, she faces up to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, with police stressing firm enforcement and citing recent rises in shop-theft cases.