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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A British man pleaded guilty on Monday to breaking Singapore’s strict coronavirus rules by sneaking out of his hotel room to meet his fiancée while he was undergoing two weeks of mandatory quarantine.
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Nigel Skea, 52, faces six months in prison for leaving his room three times on Sept. 21 last year, one of which was to meet Singaporean partner Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai, who was not in quarantine but had booked a room in the same hotel.
Eyamalai, 39, who married Skea in November, pleaded guilty to abetting him. Skea was also not wearing a mask, which is required in Singapore.
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A BRITON who breached his stay-home notice (SHN) and sneaked out of his room at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore to meet his fiancee was sentenced to two weeks’ jail and a fine of S$1,000 (RM3,000).
Nigel Skea, 52, had left his room on the 14th storey to meet Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai, who was staying in a room on the 27th storey of the same hotel. She was not serving an SHN at the time.
The 39-year-old Singaporean woman was sentenced yesterday to one week’s jail after pleading guilty to an offence under the Infectious Diseases Act.
Skea had on Feb 15 admitted to an offence under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act and another under the Infectious Diseases Act.He was issued with an SHN after arriving at Changi Airport on Sept 20 last year.