A British man has been sentenced to up to six years in prison for violating Singapore’s quarantine rules to meet his then-fiancée in the same hotel, according to a report.
Nigel Skea, 52, left his room at the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel three times in September to meet his current wife, Agatha Maghesh Eyamala, 39, in another room, Sky News reported.
On one occasion, a maskless Skea climbed an emergency staircase to enter a room that Eyamala had booked at the hotel in downtown Marina Bay.
He then spent nine hours with Eyamala, who was not under quarantine, Sky reported.
Most travelers must stay in a designated hotel room or quarantined at home after arriving in Singapore.
Skea pleaded guilty Monday to violating the country’s coronavirus quarantine, while Eyamala pleaded guilty to helping her partner in the hotel rally.
The couple will be sentenced in court on February 26, where they will each be sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of 10,000 Singapore dollars ($ 7,558).