SINGAPORE: A man agreed to help his friend blindfold and restrain another woman who owed her money.
Wu Zhibing, 36, helped to prepare a warehouse for this purpose by covering its closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) with cloth. He later aided in trussing up the 49-year-old victim with cable ties.
He then stood watch as his friend, Lin Mei, 42, questioned the victim for around five hours.
Wu, a Chinese national, was jailed for eight months on Wednesday (May 21) after he pleaded guilty to a charge of wrongfully confining the victim for the purpose of compelling the restoration of property.
A charge for remaining in Singapore unlawfully was taken into consideration for his sentencing. Lin’s case is still pending…
