Prosecution to appeal against short detention order sentence
Published on Oct 19, 2011
On Wednesday, Deputy Public Prosecutor G. Kannan applied for a stay of execution of the order given on Monday to Mervin Ng Kim Inn, 28, who was also ordered to pay $1,000 compensation to the victim. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Elena Chong
The prosecution intends to appeal against a seven-day short detention order meted out to a road-rage offender earlier this week.
The short detention order is one of the new sentencing options in the amended Criminal Procedure Code, which came into effect on Jan 2.
On Wednesday, Deputy Public Prosecutor G. Kannan applied for a stay of execution of the order given on Monday to Mervin Ng Kim Inn, 28, who was also ordered to pay $1,000 compensation to the victim.
The food and catering businessman had pleaded guilty to punching Mr Tan Koon Jwai, 65, on the right side of his face at the exit gantry of St James Power House, Sentosa Gateway, on April 10. The punch gave Mr Tan a 2cm cut over his cheek and caused his eye to bleed.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.