The 26-year-old Malaysian pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one charge each of voyeurism and obstructing the course of justice. — Unsplash picSINGAPORE, June 6 — To cover up his attempt to film a woman at his workplace toilet with a hidden mobile phone, a restaurant worker broke into three staff lockers to retrieve the device — after it had been discovered.The 26-year-old Malaysian pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one charge each of voyeurism and obstructing the course of justice.
On the evening of Sept 22, 2023 at around 6.56pm, Norhakim was caught trespassing into the female toilet at his workplace on closed circuit television footage.He placed his black iPhone 10 in one of the cubicles, between a sanitary bin and flowerpot, and adjusted the position of the camera so that it would capture toilet users. Then, he turned on the phone’s video recording function.
She immediately took the phone and reported the matter to a female restaurant staff member, who took the device for safekeeping. The three were damaged in the process and could not be relocked. Norhakim managed to retrieve his phone and booked a private hire ride to his home. When the police visited his house the next day, Norhakim recanted and admitted that he had not burnt the phone, but disposed of it at a green public dustbin at a housing block opposite a school. The police were unable to retrieve the phone.