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0 Engagements A Canadian man who escaped with more than $30,000 after robbing a Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Avenue on July 7, 2016, was sentenced to five years' jail and six strokes of the cane yesterday. However, he may not be caned as the Government had assured Britain that any corporal sentence would not be carried out to secure his extradition, and said last night that it was working through the necessary procedures to fulfil this assurance. David James Roach, now 31, who fled Singapore soon after the robbery, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count each of robbery and movin...

The Independent Singapore News Netizens question ‘double standards’ for angmoh who robbed StanChart bank yet escapes caning That's one bad, but lucky roach... Photo: YouTube screengrab - Advertisement - Singapore — Netizens were up in arms after finding out that the man who robbed a Standard Chartered bank would purportedly escape his caning sentence. The Canadian man, David James Roach, was sentenced to five years’ jail and six strokes of the cane in Singapore court on Wednesday (Jul 7). Because Roach was in Britain last year, Singapore had to reassure the Bri...

Canadian David James Roach arriving in Singapore on March 17 last year, after his extradition from Britain.- SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Canadian man who escaped with more than S$30, 000 after robbing a Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Avenue on July 7, 2016, was sentenced to five years' jail and six strokes of the cane on Wednesday (July 7). However, he may not be caned as the Singapore Government had assured Britain that any corporal sentence would not be carried out in order to secure his extradition, and said last night it was working through the n...

Canadian bank robber jailed by Singapore for 5 years avoids caning This content was published on July 8, 2021 - 04:57 July 8, 2021 - 04:57 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A court in Singapore on Wednesday sentenced a Canadian man to five years in jail for robbing a bank in 2016, but he will not receive an additional sentence of six strokes of a cane due to the terms of his extradition, the government said. Singapore has very low crime rates and the bank robbery had sparked debate about whether the wealthy Southeast Asian city state had become too complacent about security. David James Roach, now 31, fl...