The culprit, Lee Yi Wei, who later gambled money, was sentenced to a year in prison on Tuesday, and he was ordered to compensate the steamed amount of steam. If he does not pay the money, the prison sentence will be extended for an additional 100 days.
Singapore Court heard that the 36-year-old Lee worked earlier as a waiter at the hotel where the wedding was held, and he knew the workroom schedule well.
In many Asian cultures, guests of the brides usually give money in red envelopes as a sign of happiness and prosperity.
These envelopes are usually inserted into large boxes located on a specially marked table next to the entrance to the wedding hall.
Lee, who was not invited to a wedding in April, stole two such boxes as they were unattended. The wedding organizer reported theft by the police as soon as he noticed that the boxes were gone.
The court found out that Lee immediately spent a few hundred dollars on his clothes, and then slapped 12,200 Singapore dollars in just four hours.
After that, most of the stolen money transferred to online loans for gambling and played 195 bets in the next three days.
When he was arrested a few days later, the police managed to find only 3,000 Singapore dollars with him.
In Singapore, the practice of donating red envelopes to the brides in recent years has developed into an unwritten rule, with some couples that try to cover the costs of wedding.
Online guides who recommend how much money should be given, depending on the location and time of wedding, they are regularly published and updated each year.
In many Asian cultures, red envelopes are also given to children or younger unjugated relatives during the Lunar New Year.
(Vijesti.ba)
