Briton attends hearing after breaching stay-home notice

A British national pleaded guilty Monday to breaking a quarantine order in Singapore. Skea Nigel left his room at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore hotel on three occasions last September, according charge sheets. He was not wearing a mask at the time.

The 52-year-old l then climbed an emergency stairwell to a room that his Singaporean fiancée had booked. The two spent nine hours together. Nigel said he was "guilty" of the two charges against him at Singapore's State Courts.

They face a maximum sentence of six years in jail and a fine of 10,000 Singapore dollars ($7,558.58) for each charge. Nigel's lawyer Dhillon Surinder Singh said his clients hoped for the best, but would not comment further because the case is not over.