Briton arrested in Shanghai over suspected theft of £200 denim jacket from airport
- A 26-year-old British man has been arrested in Singapore for allegedly stealing a £202 denim jacket from a mannequin at Jewel Changi airport in August 2024.
- Police identified the suspect using CCTV footage after he took the jacket and left without paying, though he had already left the country at the time.
- The man was detained by police upon his return to Changi airport on 15 August 2024.
- He faces a charge of theft in dwelling, which carries a maximum penalty of up to seven years in prison, a fine, or both.
- Singapore Police warned that offenders cannot evade detection simply by leaving the country after committing an offence.
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