SINGAPORE, Nov. 12 -- A 42-year-old woman was sentenced to one week in jail todayfor falsely declaring her address so that her daughter could enrol in a popular primary school, according to Channel News Asia (CNA).

The woman had pleaded guilty in September to providing false information to public servants and misreporting her change of address.

The prosecution had sought a fine, but District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz ruled that a custodial sentence was warranted due to the deliberate and selfish nature of her deception.

CNA reported that the woman, who cannot be named due to a gag order protecting her daughter's identity, lived primarily with her partner and child at another address while leasing out her Housing and Development Bo...