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Father and son cleared of assaulting driver

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Father and son cleared of assaulting driver


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Student Andi Tay Xiang Jie (left) and his father Peter Tay (right) apologised and agreed to pay Mr Lim $8,000.

The Straits Times
Monday, Nov 26, 2012

SINGAPORE - A FATHER and son were acquitted of assaulting a motorist, after apologising in court and agreeing to pay him $8,000 on Wednesday.

Sales manager Peter Tay, 57, and student Andi Tay Xiang Jie, 23, were charged with punching the driver in the face during a row on Park Crescent.

But the defence successfully applied for the case to be compounded.

The dispute was triggered when creative director Lim Yeow Hui, 38, tried to squeeze his car into a gap in front of the Tays' vehicle on May 7 last year, which was Polling Day.

When they sounded the car horn at him, an argument broke out.

Mr Peter Tay and Mr Lim got out of their cars and began verbally abusing each other. The son, who was in the car, later joined in the dispute.

Both Tays were charged with causing hurt after the row escalated into violence.

During their trial on Monday, Mr Lim was cross-examined on the witness stand. Meanwhile, the Tays' lawyer applied to the Attorney-General's Chambers for the case to be compounded, which means the charges are dropped in return for an open-court apology and payment to the victim.

On Wednesday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Yang Ziliang agreed to this move. Mr Lim, who was in court, accepted the apology and the $8,000 payment as well as $607 for medical expenses.

Taking turns to read aloud from a statement, the Tays said they were sorry that he was injured during the row. "We regret the unfortunate dispute between us, and we are sorry for the distress caused," they said.

District Judge Lee Poh Choo granted them a discharge amounting to an acquittal.

ELENA CHONG

 
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