Bank director fined S$4,000 for punching cabbie

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Updated: 11/08/2013 16:25 | By Channel NewsAsia

Bank director fined S$4,000 for punching cabbie

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SINGAPORE: A bank director was on Friday fined S$4,000 and ordered to pay S$1,000 compensation for beating up a taxi driver.

41-year-old Mason Robert Alford, a regional head of the Asia Pacific region for credit analysis, punched 58-year-old Mr Tan Chin Huat on December 14, 2011.

Mr Tan had picked up the Briton from Lau Pa Sat hawker centre, and noticed that the passenger was reeking of alcohol.

On the way to Eastwood, near Bedok Camp, Alford started shouting in the cab and kicked Mr Tan's seat.

The victim tried to calm Alford down.

But Alford started shouting again, and punched the cab driver in the face.

The assault did not stop, and Mr Tan had to get out of his taxi when the vehicle was at the junction of Marine Parade Road and Still Road.

But Mr Tan eventually managed to calm Alford down and drove to the nearest police station.

In written mitigation, the defence pointed out that Alford was suffering from "depressive disorder".

Panic and anxiety attacks are symptomatic of the condition, the defence said.

It added that Alford's intoxication worsened the disorder.

The mitigation also stated that Alford was clocking about 90 hours of work per week, and the stress added to the condition.

In his grounds for decision, District Judge Soh Tze Bian pointed out that an Institute of Mental Health report stated that Alford's disorder was a "significant contributory factor in impairing his judgement".

But he also noted that Alford's "self-induced intoxication" is to be regarded as an aggravating factor.

Still, Judge Soh said the likelihood of Alford re-offending is low, and so a deterrent sentence is not warranted.

The maximum penalty for voluntarily causing hurt is two years in jail and a fine of S$5,000. - CNA/nd

 

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Updated: 11/08/2013 16:25 | By Channel NewsAsia

[B]Bank director fined S$4,000 for punching cabbie[/B] SINGAPORE: A bank director was on Friday fined S$4,000 and ordered to pay S$1,000 compensation for beating up a taxi driver. 41-year-old Mason Robert Alford, a regional head of the Asia Pacific region for credit analysis, punched 58-year-old Mr Tan Chin Huat on December 14, 2011.

Wonder why the name of this white FT scum's employer is not mentioned in the news report. Intentionally left out? Time for someone to post his photo here for the world to see. Why his employer is not named? This scum thinks sinkie land is still British colony and he can go around whacking natives, including elderly people earning a living as taxi drivers. Why no jail and caning for him? Now FT are doing "monkey see, monkey do" in sinkie land. Get drunk, whack locals, pay fines and walk away free man. No jail, no caning. Time to kick such scums out of SG. Being drunk and depressed is no excuse to escape jail and caning. I am going to get drunk later and also feeling depressed. Would I also get a fine if I whack an ang moh now?