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Anton Casey who ridiculed poor in Singapore on Facebook left Crossinvest Asia ...

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  • Anton Casey caused outrage with posts about ‘stench’ of public transport

  • Wealth management firm confirms that he no longer works there

  • Mr Casey, 39, says he, his wife and son have moved after ‘threats’

  • He says they have gone to Perth, Australia, and he has apologised again for actions

By

Kieran Corcoran

and Derek Milroy



PUBLISHED:


11:00 EST, 25 January 2014


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UPDATED:


12:49 EST, 25 January 2014




A wealthy British banker who provoked a furious backlash in Singapore by suggesting public transport has a ‘stench’ and is only for ‘poor people’ has ‘parted ways’ with his employers.


Anton Casey, 39, no longer works for wealth management for Crossinvest, who attacked his comments for going against ‘our core corporate and family values’.


The fund manager said that he received death threats after his comments were spread across the internet and has moved to Perth in Australia through fear of repercussions.


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Death threats: British wealth manger Anton Casey and his wife, former Miss Singapore Bernice Wong


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Miss Singapore Bernice Wong (left), the wife of Mr Casey, alongside Miss Slovac Republic Petra Mokrosova, Miss Slovenia Polona Bas and Miss South Africa Cindy Nell at the 2003 Miss Universe beauty contest in Panama City



The scandal over the comments made by Mr Casey, who is married to a former Miss Singapore winner, erupted when he posted a picture on Facebook of his young

son sitting on a train with the caption: ‘Daddy, where is your car and

who are all these poor people?’


A second photo showed his son sitting

in his Porsche alongside the comment: ‘Ahhhhhhh reunited with my baby.

Normal service can resume, once I have washed the stench of public

transport off me.’


He

also branded a taxi driver a ‘retard’ for wearing mittens in hot weather

and remarks: ‘After 11 years residency, I am still trying to understand

these people.’


Mr Casey was forced to apologise for his remarks in the face of a tide of online comments about his behaviour.


And yesterday his former employers confirmed that he would no longer work there ‘with immediate effect’.


A statement posted on the Facebook page of Crossinvest’s Asian office said: ‘Crossinvest Asia is deeply concerned by the recent comments made by Mr. Anton Casey on social media which have caused great distress amongst Singaporeans.


 




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Miss Singapore 2003, Bernice Wong, wears a typical dress during the preliminary round of the Miss Universe contest



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Mr Casey posted these updates on Facebook, which he later apologised for


‘Those comments go against our core corporate and family values that are based on trust, mutual understanding and are respectful of diversity.


‘Accordingly, Crossinvest Asia and Mr Casey have parted ways with immediate effect.’


Separately, Mr Casey announced his move to Australia in a statement to the Singaporean Straits Times newspaper.


He told the paper that he, his wife and child had gone to Perth ‘due to threats made towards my family’.


He added: ‘I also hope the people of Singapore, my adopted home, will forgive me over time.’


Mr

Casey, a former London stockbroker, previously worked for HSBC and is

married to Bernice Wong, 35, who won the Miss Singapore Universe contest

in 2003. The couple married in 2008.


Details of his online gaffes were featured in the local media and on websites and internet forums.


Mr Casey was said to have gone into hiding and spoken to police because of the abuse he was receiving.


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Destination: Mr Casey and his family have relocated to Perth, Australia, in the wake of threats



He

later released a statement through a PR firm, saying: ‘I would like to

extend a sincere apology to the people of Singapore. I have the highest

respect and regard for Singapore and the good people of Singapore; this

is my home. I wish for nothing more than to be forgiven for my poor

judgment and given a second chance to rebuild the trust people have had

in me as a resident of this wonderful country.



‘In

the past 24 hours, due to a security breach of my personal Facebook

page… my family and especially my five-year-old Singaporean son

have suffered extreme emotional and verbal abuse online.’


Comments

about Mr Casey on one Singapore media site included: ‘Why oh why do you

think you are so much better than others just because you happen to

have cash…  shame on you mate, shame!’


Another wrote: ‘Can I sue this guy for insulting me?’


And

a third said: ‘You are lucky that you are rich, but don’t look down on

the poor because you have no ****ing idea what they have to go through.’


Mr Casey received

further abuse over reports that he had sent a lawyer’s letter to a

Singapore news website for publishing his Facebook photos. One reader

commented: ‘Are you sure you have repented as stated in your apologies?

You want to sue others to make the matter worse because you can afford

an expensive lawyer.’






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Comments (41)


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JJ,


London, United Kingdom,


7 hours ago


poor people have such a chip on their shoulder, they’re horrible about the rich all the time




Topaz,


Surrey, United Kingdom,


7 hours ago


The British arrogance is renown in Singapore when it comes to them dealing with the locals…..When I have been eating out in Singapore I have seen ex-pats dismiss waiters with a wave of the hand. These same sad obese ex-pats (married but wife back in UK)frequent upmarket hotel bars with what can only be described as ladies of the night attached to their arm lording it up as though they are demi-gods….it is embarrassing to behold…as for this moron….he deserves everything he got…you do not disrespect your host country…they won’t let you!!!



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Marielle,


Nearest of Paris, France,


7 hours ago


He should have washed his brain before speaking !




franp,


Dublin, Ireland,


7 hours ago


Another so called wealth creator, revealed to be what he really is. A few months on the poverty line would be good for his moral compass




Scouse Skydiver,


Blue Skies,


7 hours ago


Good. What a disrespectful pompous prat.




Sharon,


Hong Kong,


7 hours ago


Good…stuck up so and so…but, it will follow you everywhere u go fool…plenty of Singaporeans in Australia….




Juneaby,


Sur La Plage, Christmas Island,


7 hours ago


Hideous people, inside and out.




MattMunro,


Bristol Uk,


7 hours ago


Great dad too -bringing his kid up to look down on people without his advantages – what an obnoxious prat.




Phoenix Arisen,


Halifax, United Kingdom,


7 hours ago


Pompous twit! He deserves all the backlash he gets! He should engage his brain before he engages his big, ugly, ignorant mouth!




gonebynow,


nottingham, United Kingdom,


7 hours ago


There are lots of people like him in the uk. The all high and mighty. There is even a class divide between the same classes. He’s a nobody.



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