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Mr Koeh Sia Yong said he lost 10 gold coins worth more than $40,000, $3,000 in cash, and other cash collectibles.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Mr Koeh’s partner, who wanted to be known only as Annie, said Mr Koeh’s son-in-law had stopped by at the end of February to drop off some books at their home, but he did not notice anything amiss.
Mr Koeh believes the burglary had likely happened in early March.
Before leaving for Bali, Mr Koeh had taken his gold coins out to check on their value, as he was planning to sell them to fund eye surgery originally scheduled for May 6, said Annie.
They had travelled to Bali together, but Mr Koeh returned to Singapore first. Annie said she rushed back to Singapore after she learnt of the burglary.
“Seeing how distressed he is now, I have postponed his surgery,” she added.
Lawyer Daniel Chen of law firm Lee & Lee, who specialises in litigation and disputes involving the management corporation strata title (MCST) of properties, said burglaries or thefts in condos are generally uncommon.
He said “there tends to be more cases of theft at the common property than burglary of condominium units”.
The MCST’s duty is “limited to appointing a reasonably competent security agency to implement security measures appropriate to the development”.
Managing agents engaged by the MCST are also not responsible for ensuring the security of the condo and its residents, as they are generally not employed to undertake such functions. “The primary responsibility lies with the security agency,” explained Mr Chen.
While many residents would likely assume that security officers are responsible for keeping intruders out, in practice, it can be difficult for security officers to prevent unauthorised people from entering a condo development.
“At automated access entry points, the ‘unauthorised persons’ can easily follow after or ‘tailgate’ residents,” Mr Chen said.
“And at manned entry points, the ‘unauthorised persons’ can say they are visiting a certain unit and are usually granted entry on that basis, because the security officer may not have the time or capacity to hold the person at the entry point until the visit is confirmed with the resident of the unit.”
When it comes to surveillance cameras, access controls or patrols, the appropriate level of security should be assessed by the MCST together with the security agency, depending on the size, layout, access points, and location of the condo, he added.
For Mr Koeh, the experience has been a sobering lesson in home security.
In the days after the break-in, he had aluminium grilles installed over his kitchen window.
“I never bought home insurance because I always thought a condo was safe,” said Mr Koeh.
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