SINGAPORE, Nov. 17 -- A 42-year-old woman sentenced to one week in prison here for lying about her address to secure a spot for her daughter in a popular primary school has hired a lawyer to fight her sentence.

The Singaporean woman, who previously told the court she could not afford legal counsel, has engaged Deepak Natverlal from Crown Juris Law for her appeal, Channel News Asia reported.

Court records show she lodged an appeal against the sentence on November 13, the same day the jail term was handed down.

The sentence had come as a shock to the woman, as the prosecution had only sought a fine of S$13,000 (RM41,000).

Upon hearing the verdict, she reacted visibly in the dock, gesturing to her partner in the public gallery and repeat...