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2 suspects brought back to site of housebreaking in Bukit Timah to retrace steps

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May 14, 2025, 02:46 PM

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Three foreign nationals who were arrested for their suspected involvement in three cases of housebreaking and theft were brought back to Bukit Timah to retrace their steps.

The three suspects are a 60-year-old male with dual citizenship from Spain and Colombia, a 48-year-old male with dual citizenship from Mexico and Colombia, and a 51-year-old male Mexican national.

Scene visit

At about 1:43pm, a police van carrying the suspects arrived at the scene visit along Dunearn Close.

Photo by Khine Zin Htet/Mothership

Hector Danial Garcia Iglesias, 51, was the first to be brought to the scene by police officers.

A Spanish translator was also present.

Dressed in a white polo tee and shorts, he gestured and pointed towards a nearby hill in response to investigators’ questions.

Photo by Khine Zin Htet/Mothership

He was then escorted by officers into one of the houses along Dunearn Close that they allegedly broke into.

About 20 minutes later Mateo Andres Garces Murillo, 48, was also escorted by police officers.

Photo by Khine Zin Htet/Mothership

He nodded and gestured at officers’ questions before being escorted into the same house.

The third suspect, Hernando Giraldo Franco, 60, was not present at the scene visit with media.

Mothership understands he has been taken to a separate location to show officers where they had parked their vehicles during the crime.

Background of case

Police were alerted to the three cases, which took place at residences along Cluny Park, Dunearn Close, and Eng Neo Avenue, between May 9 and 10.

Mothership understands that the three men were in Singapore on a social visit pass, and had entered Singapore one to two weeks before the occurrence of the crimes.

Two of the men were arrested along Jalan Kubor, while one was arrested along Tyrwhitt Road.

According to a press release by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), officers established the identities of the suspects through extensive ground inquiries, closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, and police cameras.

The following were recovered from the three men:

  • A car, rented by the suspects
  • A circular power saw
  • An assortment of jewellery
  • Cash amounts of more than S$6,000, €3,100 (S$4,529) and US$6,400 (S$8,301)

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