Poverty is no excuse to commit crime, says Judge

The 31-year-old had pleaded guilty to obstructing the course of justice by acting as a lookout for a Geylang vice syndicate, living on the earnings of prostitution, and assisting a loan shark. His lawyer in his defence said that his client was "trapped in poverty" and had to pay his mother's medial bills.

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