Woman looking for $5,000 gold bracelet from late mum that she lost outside White Sands mall
A woman is appealing for help in locating a gold bracelet that she lost outside White Sands shopping mall, near the drop-off point at Pasir Ris MRT station.
Stomper Yati said she lost the bracelet on June 22, at around 1.10pm.
The bracelet is engraved with her name 'Muliyati' in Jawi, a modified Arabic script used to write Malay.
Yati told Stomp: "It was customised and gifted to me by my late mum. It's worth about $5,000 at this point, based on the current price of gold.
"As a platform that has always helped people, I would like to appeal to Stomp to connect me with anyone who might have found the bracelet.
"I have made a police report and am trying my luck here as well. Thank you for your help."
If you have any info about the bracelet, kindly email stomp@sph.com.sg or WhatsApp us at 9384 3761.
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