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May 7, 2010
Cabby jailed for using force
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A CABBY was jailed for two weeks on Friday for grabbing the left wrist of a young woman passenger when they had a dispute over the taxi fare. Mark Mao Pui Mun, 36, admitted to using criminal force on Ms Christabel Su-Huey Sunmungam, 22, at the junction of River Valley Road and Mohamed Sultan Road on Sept 20 last year. A magistrate's court heard that Ms Sunmungam had boarded the Mercedes-Benz limousine taxi at Clarke Quay sometime past 5am that day. After driving a short distance, they had a dispute over the starting taxi fare and she asked the driver to let her down.
At the junction of River Valley and Mohamed Sultan roads, she got down and was about to leave when Mao grabbed her wrist. He was unhappy that she did not pay the fare incurred and had intended to drag her back to the taxi to take her to a police station. When he failed, he called the police for help. Mao, who has previous convictions for voluntarily causing hurt, could have been jailed for up to three months and/or fined up to $1,500 for the offence.
