Man gets jail for setting fire to cardboard cat houses placed at void decks
The retiree said he had given feedback to his MP about the cat houses but felt nothing visible was done.
A 68-year-old retiree in Bukit Batok, Singapore, was sentenced to three months in jail for setting fire to cardboard cat houses placed near his HDB block. Koh Teng Boo complained to his Member of Parliament (MP) about the cat houses, which attracted birds and were prone to pests, but felt no action was taken. Despite raising concerns twice, Koh set fire to the structures himself, leaving them unattended.
He claimed he did not have a grievance with cats but was concerned about hygiene and litter in the houses. Koh attempted restitution but was unable to afford a lawyer. The town council spent about S$913 repairing the damage.
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