The fireworks, shot up to seven-storey and were loud enough to be heard from the neighbouring public housing estate of Yishun
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The judge said that setting off fireworks at 3 AM could also cause considerable alarm to the public, particularly in this time of heightened concerns over possible acts of terrorism. Jeevan, who was unrepresented, said in his mitigation that he was the sole breadwinner of his family and was taking care of his mother-in-law who was diabetic and blind. The man, who had a record of giving false information to a public servant in 2017, was also convicted of giving false information to a police officer during an investigation into the firework incident. He had tried to put the blame on someone else.
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