She was approached by MRT officers after she was caught not paying her five-year-old son’s fare.
But instead of making amends amicably, Wang Shu Jun, a China national, kicked up a fuss at Serangoon MRT station on September the 10th last year.
The 35-year-old Singapore permanent resident scratched station manager Cindy Chua Hui Keng on her hands and pulled her walkie-talkie cord.
Wang was today jailed for a day and given the maximum fine of $1,500 for using criminal force on Ms Chua.
She also had to pay $500 compensation.
During the three-day trial, the court heard that Ms Chua had used a camera to snap a few pictures of Wang after she was caught not paying her son's fare.
Annoyed and feeling that it was an invasion of her privacy, the slim China national told District Judge Eugene Teo that she tried to snatch the camera away.
This quickly escalated into a scuffle which resulted in Wang hurting Ms Chua.
Judge Teo said that the way Wang responded to the authorities was "atrocious and utterly deplorable".
He pointed out that her actions over what he referred to as a "simple fare payment matter" resulted in injury to an MRT officer.
The judge noted that several police officers had to be called to the scene and the incident also caused "disruption " as well as "inconvenience to other members of the public".
The MRT officers were absolutely within their rights to move in to deal with such behaviour, said Judge Teo.
In mitigation, Wang's lawyer, Rajan Supramaniam said that she acted on impulse and was concerned for the son's safety.
But instead of making amends amicably, Wang Shu Jun, a China national, kicked up a fuss at Serangoon MRT station on September the 10th last year.
The 35-year-old Singapore permanent resident scratched station manager Cindy Chua Hui Keng on her hands and pulled her walkie-talkie cord.
Wang was today jailed for a day and given the maximum fine of $1,500 for using criminal force on Ms Chua.
She also had to pay $500 compensation.
During the three-day trial, the court heard that Ms Chua had used a camera to snap a few pictures of Wang after she was caught not paying her son's fare.
Annoyed and feeling that it was an invasion of her privacy, the slim China national told District Judge Eugene Teo that she tried to snatch the camera away.
This quickly escalated into a scuffle which resulted in Wang hurting Ms Chua.
Judge Teo said that the way Wang responded to the authorities was "atrocious and utterly deplorable".
He pointed out that her actions over what he referred to as a "simple fare payment matter" resulted in injury to an MRT officer.
The judge noted that several police officers had to be called to the scene and the incident also caused "disruption " as well as "inconvenience to other members of the public".
The MRT officers were absolutely within their rights to move in to deal with such behaviour, said Judge Teo.
In mitigation, Wang's lawyer, Rajan Supramaniam said that she acted on impulse and was concerned for the son's safety.
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