Over 5 months’ jail for woman who vandalised Salvation Army premises in Upper Bukit Timah
The Straits Times
Dianna Ong, 43, was tracked down after she posted photos of the graffiti on her Facebook account. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - An Australian woman has been sentenced to five months and six weeks’ jail for spray-painting offensive words at Praisehaven – The Salvation Army in Upper Bukit Timah Road on Christmas Day in 2025.
Dianna Ong, 43, pleaded guilty to a charge of vandalism on March 9.
She had written offensive words in red that The Salvation Army described as “sensitive in nature and concerned religion” on walls and three vans parked at the organisation’s compound.
Court documents stated that she chose Christmas Day to commit the offence as it is a Christian holiday, and intended it to be an act of protest against The Salvation Army.
A person in charge of the morning service at Praisehaven discovered the graffiti and made a police report.
Ong was tracked down and arrested the same day after she posted photos of the graffiti on her Facebook account.
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