Navy Lieutenant Lit Towels at the Back Door of Hotel Because They Only Allowed 2 Guests per Room

We’re not always able to get what we want, especially when there are rules in place, be it at restaurants or hotels that we visit.

It’s normal to feel angry when it happens, but usually, most people would just yell and rant for a bit, then go home and down a can of beer to soothe the anger.

Not like this guy, who was literally flaming with anger.

Navy Crew Charged For Arson

Navy lieutenant Liu Shengshun, 34, was convicted on 24 March for unlawful arson after setting fire to towels belonging to a hotel.

Another man, 29-year-old Cai Wenhao, who is Liu’s direct subordinate, was also charged for the provision of false information. They both worked together at the Tuas Naval Base.

The two men had visited a KTV bar at Foch Road on 12 Sep 2017 in the afternoon, where a Vietnamese woman had approached them.

Later in the evening, the three of them then decided to book a room at a nearby budget hotel.

Cai had booked the room and checked in with the woman that night, and they were later joined by Liu in the room, who sneaked in.

However, upon finding out that the room had more than two occupants, the hotel staff knocked on the door to inform the trio that only two people were allowed to stay in the room.

Liu requested to switch to a room that could accommodate three people instead but was rejected by the hotel staff.

So He Set Fire To Their Towels

The incident made Liu very unhappy as he was unable to join the other two.

When he went out through the hotel’s back door to smoke, he threw his cigarette into a wooden box that contained four towels belonging to the hotel. It brought about a loss of about S$60 to the hotel.

After receiving a report, the police came down to investigate, where CCTV footage showed that Liu came out of the room Cai was staying in.

They questioned Cai if he knew Liu, but Cai lied that he didn’t – later saying that he wanted to protect his superior as it would “make things difficult” for him at work otherwise.

22 hours later, the police were able to identify Liu from the footage and found that the two were acquainted.

Cai was fined S$2,500 when he pleaded guilty for the provision of false information.

Liu chose to defend his case after being charged for arson and was convicted after the case was tried.

No matter how angry you are, take it out in safe and legal ways, alright?

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