Teen may face probation for beating up foreign workers

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Teen may face probation for beating up foreign workers

Published on Mar 13, 2015 2:19 PM

Daryl Lim Jun Liang, 18, pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt, and another charge will be taken into consideration for sentencing. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Lim Yi Han

SINGAPORE - He has had "staring incidents" with foreign workers and wanted to hone his fighting skills.

So 18-year-old Daryl Lim Jun Liang picked foreign workers who were shorter and smaller, to beat them up with his friends. Between September and October last year, he was involved in four such incidents.

The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt, and another charge will be taken into consideration for sentencing.

On Friday, the prosecution called for a more vigorous probation for the teen, so he would not associate with his gang members anymore, and would reflect on his wrongdoings.

On Oct 3 last year at around 3am, Lim and his three friends - Tan Jun Liang, 18, and two other 15-year-olds who cannot be named due to a gag order - met up in Yishun. The boys wanted to look for foreign workers to assault.

Around 6am, they spotted Chinese national Zuo Yu Nian, 48. Mr Zuo was walking along a pavement at Yishun Avenue 6, when the boys set upon him. Lim and a 15-year-old accomplice punched him multiple times on the face and mouth. All four then fled the scene, leaving Mr Zuo bleeding.

Calling for a stricter probation, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Nicholas Lai said that the attack on the victim was entirely unprovoked, and there was a clear pre-meditated intent to pick on and assault a specific group with a certain build - "foreign workers who were deemed by the group as physically weak and unlikely to fight back".

"This had the potential to harm social cohesion which must be deterred," said DPP Lai.

He added that when asked by the probation officer about his actions, Lim had said they were feeling bored, and he wanted to practise his fighting skills, and had negative encounters with foreign workers, so they were chosen as targets.

"Such a response is both strikingly shocking and alarming which reveals the accused's profound lack of respect for another person, and his flagrant disregard for the law."

DPP Lai called for 18 months' probation, including three months in the Singapore Boys' Hostel, 120 hours of community service, and a curfew between 10pm and 6am.

Lim's lawyer Luke Lee asked that his client not be sent to the Singapore Boys' Hostel, as he is studying and is on an ITE work attachment.

He is expected to be sentenced on April 10.

The case involving Tan is still pending. The two 15-year-olds have been put on probation for 18 months.

For voluntarily causing hurt, Lim can be jailed up to two years and fined up to $5,000.

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Ten days detention for teen who beat up foreign workers

Published on Apr 20, 2015 6:53 PM

Daryl Lim Jun Liang, who attacked foreign workers with his friends because he was bored and and also to hone his fighting skills, was sentenced to a short detention of 10 days on Monday. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Amir Hussain

SINGAPORE - A youth who attacked foreign workers with his friends because he was bored and also to hone his fighting skills was sentenced to a short detention of 10 days on Monday.

The short detention order is a community sentencing option that is intended to be less disruptive and stigmatising than jail.

The teenager, Daryl Lim Jun Liang, 19, was also ordered by the court to report to a supervision officer every day for a year, be electronically tagged and remain indoors from 10pm to 6am. He also has to perform 150 hours of community service within a year.

Lim, an Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student, is out on a $15,000 bail as the Prosecution applied for a stay in execution of the sentence while it reviews whether to file appeal.

The court heard how together with three other friends, Lim had in September and October last year picked on four smaller foreign workers who were deemed less likely to fight back.

In January, he pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt with another charge to be taken into consideration during sentencing.

The court heard that on Oct 3 last year at around 3am, Lim and his three friends - Tan Jun Liang, 18, and two other 15-year-olds, who cannot be named because of a gag order - met in Yishun and decided to look for foreign workers to assault.

At about 6am, they spotted Chinese national Zuo Yu Nian, 48, walking along Yishun Avenue 6 and attacked him.

Lim and a 15-year-old accomplice punched the construction worker multiple times on the face and mouth before fleeing.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai noted that the attack was entirely unprovoked and there was a clear premeditated intent to pick on and assault a specific group with a certain build.

He urged the court to send Lim to the Reformative Training Centre, where a stint would last between 18 and 30 months.

"A deterrent sentence is needed more than ever in light of the increase in the number of youth crimes involving violence," said DPP Lai.

He noted that from 2013 to last year, there was a 10.9 per cent increase in the number of crimes against persons - from 3,822 cases to 4,237 cases.

The number of youth arrested meanwhile rose 2.1 per cent, from 3,031 in 2013 to 3,094 last year.

And the number of youths arrested for rioting last year grew by 13.8 per cent, from 283 in 2013 to 322 last year.

"Based on the statistics, there is now a more-than-ever pressing need to send a clear message to potential offenders that committing acts of gratuitous violence against others will be met and countered with the firm hand of the law," added DPP Lai.

But Lim's lawyer, Mr Luke Lee, asked that his client not be sent for reformative training as it may affect his future work prospects.

It was also Lim's first brush with the law, and he had a record of good conduct with satisfactory academic performance in school.

District Judge Lim Keng Yeow noted that Lim had a supportive family and was found to be receptive to parental advice and at low risk of criminal reoffence.

The judge said that it was important to note, in deciding between reformative training and community sentencing, that the former results in an "indelible criminal record".

The case involving Tan is pending. The two 15-year-olds are on 18 months' probation.

Lim could have been jailed for up to two years and fined up to $5,000.

 

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Prosecution appeals against 10-day detention for teen who beat up foreign workers

Published on Apr 21, 2015 9:49 PM

Daryl Lim Jun Liang, 19, was sentenced to 10 days of detention on Monday, April 21, 2015. The Attorney-General's Chambers says on Tuesday it would appeal the sentence given to him and his three friends for beating up smaller-built foreign workers. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Amir Hussain

SINGAPORE - The Attorney-General's Chambers said on Tuesday it would appeal the sentence given to a teenager who prowled Yishun with three friends looking for smaller-built foreign workers to beat up.

The teen, Daryl Lim Jun Liang, 19, was sentenced to 10 days of detention on Monday. This means his prison time is not reflected in a criminal record.

He was also ordered to report to a supervising officer every day for a year, be electronically tagged and remain indoors from 10pm to 6am. He also has to perform 150 hours of community service within a year.

Lim, an Institute of Technical Education student, is out on $15,000 bail.

The short detention order is a community sentencing option that is intended to be less disruptive and stigmatising than jail.

Together with his friends, Lim had, in September and October last year, picked on four foreign workers who were of smaller build, and who they deemed less likely to fight back.

In January, he pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt. The court heard that on Oct 3 at around 3am, Lim and his friends - Tan Jun Liang, 18, and two 15-year-olds, who cannot be named because of their age - met up and decided to look for foreign workers to assault.

At about 6am, they spotted Chinese national Zuo Yunian, 48, walking along Yishun Avenue 6 and attacked him. Lim and a 15-year-old accomplice punched the construction worker multiple times in the face before fleeing.

In calling for a stiff penalty, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai said the attack was entirely unprovoked and there was a clear premeditated intent to pick on and assault a specific group.

He urged the court to sentence Lim to the Reformative Training Centre, where a stint lasts between 18 and 30 months. "A deterrent sentence is needed more than ever in the light of the increase in the number of youth crimes involving violence," said the prosecutor.

From 2013 to last year, he noted, the number of youths arrested for rioting grew 13.8 per cent, from 283 to 322.

Lim's lawyer, Mr Luke Lee, asked that his client not be sent for reformative training as it could affect his future work prospects.

It was also Lim's first brush with the law.

District Judge Lim Keng Yeow noted that Lim had a supportive family and was found to be receptive to parental advice and at low risk of being a repeat offender.

The case involving Tan is pending. The two 15-year-olds are on 18 months' probation.

Lim could have been jailed for up to two years and fined up to $5,000.

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Teen who beat up foreign workers: Appeal for stiffer sentence dismissed

An appeal to enhance the sentence of Daryl Lim Jun Liang, who beat up foreign workers, was dismissed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon on Thursday, July 16, 2015. An appeal to enhance the sentence of Daryl Lim Jun Liang, who beat up foreign workers, was dismissed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon on Thursday, July 16, 2015.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

Published 1 hour ago
Danson Cheong

SINGAPORE - An appeal to enhance the sentence of a teenager who beat up foreign workers was dismissed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon on Thursday .

In April, Daryl Lim Jun Liang, 18, was was given a short detention order of 10 days by a district judge for attacking two foreign workers to gether with three other friends last year.

He was also ordered to report to a supervision officer every day for a year. In addition, he also has to remain indoors from 10pm to 6am for a year and perform 150 hours of community service.

Lim had earlier pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt.

On Thursday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Francis Ng urged the court to pass a stronger deterrent sentence and send Lim instead to the Reformative Training Centre.

DPP Ng pointed out that had Lim displayed a "penchant for fighting" and had gone into the encounter last year "prepared to fight".

But CJ Menon noted that Lim did not actually lay a hand on the victim, a Chinese foreign worker. Instead, it was his 15-year-old accomplice who had punched the 48-year-old construction multiple times in the face.

CJ Menon added that a short detention order of 10 days was sufficient enough to give Lim a "short, sharp shock" to the grim realities of prison.

A short detention order involves a short stint in jail but is intended to be less disruptive and stigmatising.

He ordered Lim's parents instead to pay a bond of $10,000 to ensure their son's good behaviour.

Addressing Lim at the end, CJ Menon said: "The Court is taking a chance that you can yet mend your ways and grow up to be a responsible citizen."

 

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Teen gets short detention order for beating up foreign workers

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Published 14 September 2015
Elena Chong
Court Correspondent

SINGAPORE - A teenager who joined three others in attacking two foreign workers based on their smaller build was on Monday sentenced to 10 days' short detention order (SDO).

Tan Jun Liang, 19, who is the last person to be dealt with, was also ordered to report to a supervision officer every day for a year.

In addition, he also has to remain indoors from 10pm to 6am for a year, be electronically tagged, and perform 150 hours of community service.

The Institute of Technical Education student had pleaded guilty to one charge of causing hurt to Chinese national Zuo Yunian on Oct 3 last year at a pavement in front of Block 289 Yishun Avenue 6 with two 15-year-olds and Daryl Lim Jun Liang, then 18.

Another similar charge of punching an Indian construction worker was taken into consideration.

The court heard that Tan and his three accomplices met at a void deck in Yishun at about 3am that day and set off to look for foreign workers to assault.

They would choose victims based on their build, and avoided those who were tall and stout.

At about 6am, they spotted construction worker Zuo, 48, walking along Yishun Avenue 6 and attacked him.

The two younger teens punched the victim in the face and mouth multiple times. Both have since been placed on 18 months' probation each and spent 10 days at the Singapore Boys' Home.

All four fled, leaving Zuo bleeding from his mouth.

Tan received the same sentence as Lim.

In July, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon dismissed the prosecution's appeal for a stiffer sentence for Lim, and upheld the State Courts' sentence of 10 days' SDO, day reporting order (DRO) and community service order passed in April.

SDO and DRO are community sentencing options intended to be less disruptive and stigmatising than jail.

Tan's lawyer James Ow Yong had asked that the youth be placed on probation, saying he has made marked improvement in his life.

He added that his client comes from a broken family as his parents are divorced, and he has reflected on his actions which he now sees as most disrespectful and downright foolish.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Lai felt that parental supervision would be an issue.

As the court had noted, Tan had a lackadaisical attitude, turning up late for his guidance programme and court mentions, he said.

Mr Lai argued that an SDO would be appropriate as there is a need to strike fear for a young offender and to instil some discipline.

After sentencing him, District Judge Christopher Goh told Tan this was his last chance to turn his life around.

The maximum penalty for voluntarily causing hurt is two years' jail and a $5,000 fine.

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