Judge says no excuse for anyone to throw killer litter

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Judge says no excuse for anyone to throw killer litter
Posted: 21 September 2010 1913 hrs
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SINGAPORE : The High Court has made it clear that there can be no excuse for anyone to throw killer litter out of his flat.

Justice V K Rajah said as long as a person can tell right from wrong, he will be jailed.

The judge made this point during an appeal by pizza delivery boy, Tan Kwan Sin, 21, who had been sentenced to six weeks' jail for throwing the leg of a chair out of his flat on January 31.

The 37-centimetre long piece injured a passer-by below who did not require medical attention.

Tan's lawyer asked the court to sentence Tan to probation instead of a jail term because he had an IQ of 87 and was under stress as his parents were going through a divorce at that time.

Justice Rajah said it was pure luck that Tan's act had not caused a more serious injury.

Although Tan was "not the brightest bulb in the box", he knew right from wrong and could hold down a job.

Justice Rajah, however, acknowledged that the six-week sentence by the district judge was excessive and reduced Tan's sentence to three weeks in prison.

- CNA/al