Briton accused of train paint attack

A court issued an arrest warrant for Lloyd Dane Alexander for allegedly breaking into a train depot and vandalising the carriage on May 16 with Oliver Fricker, said Singapore Police.

Police said Alexander fled Singapore and authorities seek to extradite him, depending on the extradition treaty Singapore has with the country where he is eventually located.

Police declined to give details on Alexander's age, profession or possible whereabouts. Reports have claimed he probably fled to Hong Kong.

A Singapore court charged Fricker, 33, with one count of trespassing and two counts of vandalism on Saturday. Fricker is free after posting bail of 49,000. A preliminary hearing is set for June 21.

"Investigations disclosed that there is an accomplice who is at large," the police said. "He is a British national and left Singapore before the incident was reported to the police."

Singapore has a reputation for severe punishments for minor crimes. Vandalism carries a fine of up to 975 or up to three years in jail – in addition to three to eight strokes of a cane.