Chinese national, 39, who allegedly stole S$570,100 of jewellery in S'pore with accomplice, missing while out on bail, arrest warrant issued

A Chinese national, Long Zhihua, 39, who was allegedly involved in stealing over S$570,000 worth of jewellery in Singapore with an accomplice, Luo Changchang, has gone missing after being granted bail.

According to 8world, an arrest warrant has been issued.

What happened

The two men broke into a landed property along Windsor Park Road on Jun. 21 night and allegedly stole S$570,100 worth of jewellery belonging to a 53-year-old woman.

The police managed to track them down on Jun. 26 and arrested the duo.

Parts of the allegedly ill-gotten gains were recovered from a Geylang hotel room.

However, S$390,200 in jewellery remains missing, and they have refused to reveal what happened to them.

What happened after the arrests

The duo had originally pleaded guilty in December 2024 and were awaiting sentencing, 8world reported.

However, they later retracted their plea.

The case was re-opened and a pre-trial conference was set.

After being granted bail on Apr. 1, 2025, Long was required to appear in court for the pre-trial conference on Apr. 25.

He failed to attend, and the pre-trial conference was postponed to May 23.

Subsequent attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.

As a result, the court issued an arrest warrant.

Long had apparently become uncontactable as early as four days after he was granted bail, 8world added.

Luo is scheduled to plead guilty on Jul. 25.

He had been detained since his arrest on Jun. 28 last year.

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