Man Jailed & Fined for Carrying iPhone-like Stun Device; Has Tested the Stun Device on Himself

Guns are banned in Singapore, which is why criminals here have to use other weapons to protect themselves or carry out their misdeeds.

For Alexander Aw Boon Hao, his weapon of choice was an iPhone. 

Reader: Woah, that’s- wait, what?

Okay, so it was an iPhone that only looked like an iPhone. In reality, it was a stun device.

While carrying an iPhone is only a crime against your bank account, carrying a stun device in Singapore is against the law.

As a result, Mr Aw now has to spend some time behind bars.

Man Jailed & Fined for Carrying iPhone-like Stun Device; Has Tested the Stun Device on Himself

The 30-year-old was sentenced to four months’ jail and a fine of S$3,000 today (9 July) for possessing the stun device.

He pleaded guilty to one charge under the Arms and Explosives Act last week.

Another charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his girlfriend by pulling her hair was taken into consideration for sentencing.

Aw, a Singaporean, had purchased the device for S$20 on an e-commerce platform Wish to protect himself from his enemies.

However, it seems the only person he needed protection from was himself, as he actually tested the stun device on his own body.

He felt pain and sustained bruises as a result.

He would carry it with him when he went out, even though he knew it was illegal.

How He Got Caught

The authorities discovered his secret little weapon on 26 Nov last year, when the police were alerted to an assault case at an HDB flat along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10.

Aw had allegedly grabbed his then-girlfriend’s hair and “caused her bodily pain” that day, while they were both travelling in a taxi at night on the way to the flat.

In the taxi, Aw wielded the stun device at her when they got into a scuffle. Immediately after, Aw’s girlfriend called the police.

When officers arrived at their flat, the girlfriend told them about the stun device, adding that she was confused as to why he had to carry two phones around.

While checking Aw and his belongings, police officers found the stun device, which seemed too light to be a real phone.

Aw initially lied, claiming it was a signal jammer, but had to admit it was a stun device after officers tested it and saw that it produced a crackling sound with a light spark.

They seized it and placed Aw under arrest.

This is not the first time Aw has run afoul of the law, as he was imprisoned for 7 years and given six strokes of the cane in 2015 after pleading guilty to raping and poisoning a Malaysian woman who used to be his girlfriend.

Featured Image: Singapore Police Force (SPF)