Businessman fined for punching and fracturing gangster's jaw

[Imperial Cruiser]

Businessman fined for punching and fracturing gangster's jaw

Published on Jun 21, 2012

Ong Long Hock, 64, was fined $3,000 on Thursday. He punched and fractured a gangster's jaw but was spared a jail sentence as the judge said that it was an exceptional case. -- ST PHOTO: NURIA LING

By Khushwant Singh

A businessman, who punched and fractured a gangster's jaw, was spared a jail sentence as the judge said that it was an exceptional case.

Ong Long Hock, 64, was fined $3,000 on Thursday.

He pleaded guilty to causing hurt to Lee Tze Wei, 32, a sales executive.

A district court heard that at 7pm on Feb 17, 2009, Ong and some family members drove down to the Punggol Nasi Lemak restaurant near Tanjong Katong Road.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Terry Bogard]

Elderly man: I lost 5 teeth in Katong fight

By Rennie Whang

The New Paper
Monday, Jun 25, 2012

The elderly man punched a man who boasted he was a gangster and fractured his jaw. But Ong Long Hock, 64, was himself a victim, said his lawyer Mr A. P. Thirumurthy.

Ong was fined $3,000 on Thursday for voluntarily causing hurt to Lee Tze Wei, 32, near a nasi lemak restaurant in Tanjong Katong in 2009.

Ong's son had helped to pin Lee to the ground as the businessman punched him, while waiting for the police to arrive. Lee and two other men had earlier allegedly harassed Ong's family.

On Thursday, Ong told Shin Min Daily News that he had lost five teeth in the fight, and has spent $20,000 on dental treatment.

He said he entered the fray after hearing his daughter-in-law's shouts for help and seeing his son's bloodied face.

But he was himself attacked, and was knocked into a nearby ditch, he said.

He lost five teeth as a result, while his son and daughter-in-law each lost a tooth.

Additionally, his son suffered facial wounds requiring 10 stitches.

Ong told The New Paper through his lawyer yesterday that his family wished to put the matter behind them and move on.

He is married with five children ranging from 37 to 42 years in age.

He has been running his own printing business for 25 years.

According to mitigation documents, on Feb 17, 2009, at about 7.30pm, Ong and three family members had parked their car at Boscombe Road, intending to go to Punggol Nasi Lemak restaurant.

Ong's daughter-in-law, Ms Delia Chiang, 31, was walking to the restaurant when Lee and another man approached her.

Lee said in Hokkien: "You are alone, where are you going?"

Her husband and Ong's son, Mr Ong Kah Heng, 38, was just a few metres behind her and heard him.

He asked Lee, also in Hokkien: "What did you say to her? What are you all trying to do?"

Lee replied: "I can say what I want. I am the famous gangster in this area (sic)."

Hurled obscenities

He also hurled vulgarities at Mr Ong.

Mr Ong dismissed Lee as drunk and told him to go, but Lee hit him on his face.

At this point, a third male Chinese who had been standing about 10m away joined in the scuffle between Mr Ong, Lee and Lee's friend.

Mr Ong fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the senior Ong joined in and was himself assaulted.

Ms Chiang called the police and the three men tried to flee, but her father-in-law and her husband grabbed Lee and pinned him to the ground.

The senior Ong then punched Lee's face several times, fracturing his jaw.

Ong could have been jailed up to two years or fined up to $5,000, or both.

Lee has also been charged. His case has yet to be heard.

This article was first published in The New Paper.

 

[YellowRibbon]

.Lee replied: "I can say what I want. I am the famous gangster in this area (sic)."

LOL what an idiot !

 

[hokkien]

A gangster will never act like that, look at ah long san,hai lok chai and ah bak hwee they are all cool looking for $$$ not fight

 

[BuriramUnitedFC]

any father in law would have done the same