Breakdancer jailed for breaking man's nose

[Kiyomori Taira]

Breakdancer jailed for breaking man's nose
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 11 January 2011 1418 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old man, said to be one of Singapore's top breakdancers, was on Tuesday sentenced to six weeks' jail after breaking another man's nose at Zirca Mega Club, a local nightspot.

Felix Huang Sze Thian, who's also a sound engineer, punched John Zhang Junneng's nose at around 4am inside the Clarke Quay club on September 6, 2009.

The scuffle broke out after Huang had noticed him dancing very closely behind his girlfriend on a podium inside the nightspot.

He went forward and gestured to Mr Zhang to stay away from her.

The 35-year-old self-employed man then got off the podium to confront Huang and the scuffle soon broke out between the two men.

The club bouncers intervened and Mr Zhang was sent to the Singapore General Hospital.

In mitigation, Huang's lawyer Eric Tin told the court his client would compensate Mr Zhang S$3,000 for his pain and suffering.

The slim, bespectacled Huang will be appealing against the sentence and was offered a bail of S$15,000.

According to a website by E-tracX, a company that promotes street-culture activities, Huang had performed at many events in countries such as Australia and Indonesia.

He had also taught dancing at different schools in Singapore.

For voluntarily hurting Mr Zhang, Huang could have been jailed up to two years, fined a maximum of S$5,000 or both.

-CNA/wk