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Swede who punched cabby gets 12 weeks' jail

Olivia Ho The Straits Times Thursday, Jun 04, 2015

Swedish national Andreas Michel Blomqvist pleaded not guilty to punching cabby Koh Tat Wah on the head several times at a lift lobby of Block 182, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, on 20 September 2014.

A Swede was sentenced yesterday to 12 weeks' jail for punching a 60-year-old taxi driver who tried to collect his fare.

In the early hours of Sept 20 last year, corporate secretarial executive Andreas Michel Blomqvist took Mr Koh Tat Wah's cab from HarbourFront to his home in Ang Mo Kio.

When the 29-year-old walked off without handing over the $20 fare, Mr Koh chased after him and blocked his way.

Blomqvist then tackled him to the ground and punched him several times in the face until a bystander separated them.

The police were called and the victim was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where he was found to have swelling above his eyes and mild bruising on his forehead.

Blomqvist, who conducted his own defence during the trial last month, maintained that he had thrown the punches in self-defence because he felt "unsafe".

He said: "If I had been able to walk away, I would have done so.

"I know I did not pay the fare, but he did not have the right to block me."

He also argued that the injuries were mild, and that the victim took no medical leave and returned to work the next day.

Assistant Public Prosecutor N. K. Anitha said, however, that due to the injuries, the cabby had not been able to work his usual hours until two months after the incident.

District Judge Imran Abdul Hamid said: "I find there was no need for you to use violence on the victim. The victim was never violent towards you."

He added, however, that he would take into consideration the facts that the accused is a first-time offender and showed previous evidence of good character.

Blomqvist, who has been living in Singapore since 2011 and is pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree, showed he has been a regular blood donor.

His sentence will start on Friday. He is currently out on bail of $5,000 to settle his affairs.

For voluntarily causing hurt, he could have been jailed for up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both.

 

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DBS CEO Richard Stanley dies from leukemia infection

Mr Stanley had been on a leave of absence for 3-6 months since he was diagnosed with leukemia.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/421655/1/.html

nice bloke : he phoned me personally when I once wrote him a letter of complaint
how many ceo does this?

 

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Indonesian jailed and caned for helping overstayer leave Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint

Published on Jun 5, 2015 12:56 PM

ICA officers found Sofyan in the boot of the Malaysian-registered car driven by Hasan when they checked the car. -- PHOTO: IMMIGRATION AND CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY

An Indonesian man, Hasan Maksum (left), was sentenced to two years in prison and three strokes of the cane for helping an overstayer, Sofyan Soeb (right), leave Singapore. -- PHOTO: IMMIGRATION AND CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY

SINGAPORE - An Indonesian man was sentenced to two years in prison and three strokes of the cane for helping an overstayer leave Singapore.

The man, Hasan Maksum, 48, was charged and convicted on Thursday.

He tried to help Sofyan Soeb, a 41-year-old Indonesian, leave Singapore via the Woodlands Checkpoint on May 21 by hiding him in the car boot, said Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a statement.

ICA officers found Sofyan in the boot of the Malaysian-registered car driven by Hasan when they checked the car.

Sofyan was sentenced to three months' jail and three strokes of the cane for overstaying in Singapore and failing to present his passport to an immigration officer when leaving Singapore.

Under the Immigration Act (Cap 133), the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months and a minimum of three strokes of the cane.

If convicted of engaging in the business of conveying prohibited immigrant into and out of Singapore, one can face a jail term of not less than two years and not more than five years, and caning of not less than three strokes.

 

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Fake credit card syndicate member gets 4 years' jail

Published on Jun 5, 2015 2:26 PM
By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A general worker who came to Singapore to make fraudulent purchases with fake credit cards was jailed for four years on Friday (June 5) for conspiracy to cheat and using the fake cards.

Malaysian Bryan Kung Ven Hong, 22, who was part of a transnational counterfeit credit card syndicate, admitted to four of 11 charges.

A district court heard that Kung incurred gambling debts to a man known only as Leon in Sabah, Malaysia, some time in May or June in 2014.

On March 20 this year, Leon suggested to Kung to work for him to clear the debts.

Kung's job was to use fake credit cards to buy expensive items like watches, and he was promised a commission of 10 per cent of the total price of the items he successfully bought.

On March 30, Kung, who flew to Johor Baru, was introduced to alleged accomplice Kek Chee Long, 24, a Malaysian. Both were given seven fake cards with their names embossed.

The two men were told to buy expensive items and were promised an iPhone as a reward if the value of the purchases amounted to $20,000.

Kung was also told that after the trip to Singapore, he would be going to Korea next to shop with the fake cards.

Both Kung and Kek arrived in Singapore by bus on March 30.

Kung went to Uniqlo at Ion Orchard and used the card to buy shirt and pants worth about $80. He wore the new clothes to "look presentable'' when making fraudulent purchases of expensive items.

Kung went to Tag Heuer boutique and chose four watches totalling $52,160. The transaction failed. The sales staff took a picture of the counterfeit card and sent it to United Overseas Bank for verification. It was found to be counterfeit and police were informed. Kung was arrested at the shop.

Kek has been charged and his case is in pre-trial conference stage.

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Curry puff woman was part of foreign syndicate

Elizabeth Law The New Paper Saturday, Jun 06, 2015

She was fined for running a curry puff "factory" in her home.

But Madam Robiah Lia Caniago, 40, did not work alone - she was part of a foreign syndicate mass-producing curry puffs, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday.

The conditions in which they produced their snacks were also far from ideal.

Pictures released by the agency showed the curry puffs being made on a mat on the floor of her two-room Lengkok Bahru flat.

A frying pot containing dark-coloured oil can be seen beside the rubbish chute in the kitchen.

"The food preparation was done in a very unhygienic condition and caused disamenities to the neighbours such as smell nuisance," said NEA.

Madam Robiah was fined $3,000 for running a food business without a licence. As she could not pay the fine, she was jailed for five days instead.

The Indonesian's case, which was reported in The New Paper on Monday, generated much attention.

Her story drew over 97,000 shares on our website and more than 1,000 comments on our Facebook page.

Many readers felt that she was trying to make an honest living and should not be penalised for it.

Others felt that given her financial situation, she should have been let off with just a warning.

A number of readers also wrote to TNP wanting to help her, with a number offering her work in their companies.

Details from NEA yesterday, however, cast new light on her case.

The agency said it had received complaints about curry puffs being prepared in bulk for sale in Madam Robiah's flat.

On June 27 last year, officers from NEA, Housing Board and Ministry of Manpower inspected the flat and found Madam Robiah and eight others - believed to be a foreign syndicate - preparing curry puffs on the floor of the two-room flat.

This was the second inspection in a month on the flat and Madam Robiah had continued to run the "factory" despite being warned the first time, said NEA.

All nine people involved in making the curry puffs, including Madam Robiah, were also on social visit passes.

RELATIVES

Madam Robiah claimed they were her relatives, the agency said, but records showed four of them had been ticketed between four and 13 times for illegal hawking of curry puffs at various locations, including MRT stations.

For continuing to flout the law, Madam Robiah was charged in court with operating a food establishment without a licence.

NEA stressed that it takes a tough stance against food operators who flout hygiene regulations, especially for those who run unlicensed operations which can be a serious threat to public health.

"Members of the public are advised not to buy food from illegal hawkers. In particular, illegally sold food items such as curry puffs may not have been prepared in accordance with proper hygiene procedures or undergone quality control checks," it said.

NEA added that any Singaporean who wishes to embark on hawking may rent a stall from NEA.

Local illegal hawkers in genuine financial difficulties are referred to social service agencies, voluntary welfare organisations and self-help groups.

They can approach the Workforce Development Agency Career Centres located islandwide for career and training advice and services to enhance their job search skills and employability. They can also register with Jobs Bank to search for jobs

FAMILY HAD FINANCIAL HELP

Madam Robiah Lia Caniago and her family have been receiving monthly financial assistance from various agencies since her husband was jailed in 2012, the National Environment Agency (NEA) revealed.

"This includes help for rent and utilities, monthly financial assistance from Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Education, as well as services provided by Family Service Centres," the agency added.

During her court appearance, Madam Robiah said in mitigation that her husband had been jailed for fighting and drug-related offences, and is due to be released only next year.

As a result, she had to find a way to support herself and her two children, aged seven and nine.

While she had been receiving financial assistance every month, the Indonesian from the Batak tribe in North Sumatra claimed she did not want to just take money from the Government.

"I thought I'd find some other way to get money," she told The New Paper in an earlier interview.

Documents submitted in mitigation also showed that there was a lapse in financial assistance between March and June last year.

When TNP contacted her yesterday, Madam Robiah said she was relieved that the case, which had been hanging over her head for nearly a year, was finally over.

PASSPORT

She said her passport had been impounded when she went to jail, and had been at the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) all of Monday to try and get it back.

"ICA told me there were some issues to be sorted out and once everything is settled, it will let me know and I can take it back," she said.

Asked about NEA's revelations yesterday, she said in a mixture of English and Bahasa Indonesia: "It's over now. I want to put it behind me and move on."

She had partner for curry puff 'factory'

In 2012, Madam Robiah Lia Caniago began by making about 100 curry puffs a day at home, which were sold to nasi padang stalls. Her curry puffs were a hit and made her about $20 a day.

In October 2013, she met a man who offered to go into business with her, starting a "factory" in her two-room rental flat. He even bought cooking pots and pans for her kitchen, making at least 200 curry puffs a day.

But the Housing Board came knocking in May last year and after two inspections the following month, she was charged with running an illegal food business.

According to Madam Robiah's mitigation, shortly before the inspections, the man who started the "factory" died of a massive heart attack. Last Wednesday, Madam Robiah was fined $3,000 but since she was unable to pay it, she was jailed for five days. She was released in the early hours of Sunday morning

 

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Man fined $4,000 for damaging taxi windscreen

Published on Jun 10, 2015 2:49 PM

Malaysian Woon Chin Yee used his sling bag to strike the rear windscreen of a taxi and cracked it, after the driver indicated his vehicle was not for hire. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A man used his sling bag to strike the rear windscreen of a taxi and cracked it, after the driver indicated his vehicle was not for hire.

On Wednesday, Malaysian Woon Chin Yee, 37, who is self-employed, was fined $4,000 after he admitted to committing mischief along River Valley Road at about 4am on July 13 last year. The damage cost $1,157.

A court heard that taxi driver Tan Ngiap Yeng, 42, was driving along River Valley Road in front of Clarke Quay Bungee when Woon, who is a Singapore permanent resident, and his friend tried to board it. He waved at them to signal that his taxi was not for hire and drove away slowly.

Woon, who was trying to board the taxi, released his hand on the taxi's passenger door as Mr Tan drove away. He then struck the rear window several times with his sling bag till it cracked.

 

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Irish national fined $4,000 for theft onboard Singapore Airlines flight

Published on Jun 10, 2015 6:54 PM

Irish national Behan Michael Hugh, 40, confronted Singapore Airlines cabin crew and shouted vulgarities at them when they declined to serve him more alcohol. He later stole several items including a black leather jacket, two Longchamp bags and cash worth more than $480 in total from two passengers. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE AIRLINES

By Andrea Ng

SINGAPORE - After downing several cans of beer on board a Singapore Airlines flight, an Irish national became aggressive when cabin crew declined to serve him more alcohol.

Behan Michael Hugh, 40, confronted the cabin crew and shouted vulgarities at them. The Canadian and Chinese passenger seated near him on the SQ323 flight from Amsterdam to Singapore asked to be moved elsewhere after that.

Hugh, a civil engineer working in Australia, later stole several items including a black leather jacket, two Longchamp bags and cash worth more than $480 in total from both passengers.

He was fined $4,000 on Tuesday for theft.

 

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Welder jailed three weeks for molesting woman on MRT train

Published on Jun 11, 2015 1:00 PM
By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A welder who squeezed the buttock of a woman on board an MRT train was jailed for three weeks on Thursday.

Malaysian Yu Ah Ching, 46, pleaded guilty to outraging the modesty of a 23-year-old yoga instructor at Buona Vista MRT station on Oct 4 last year during the evening peak period.

A court heard that Yu and the victim were on a crowded train heading towards Buona Vista MRT station at about 5.35pm that day.

When Yu saw that the victim was alighting, he decided to take the opportunity to molest her.

 

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Interior designer gets 18 months for molesting women in wee hours

Published on Jun 12, 2015 1:09 PM
By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - An interior designer who molested three women in HDB lifts and a void deck during the wee hours was sentenced to 18 months' jail on Friday.

Lee Yok Kok, 39, a Malaysian, who pleaded guilty to four charges, was spared caning as a psychiatric report showed that he was suffering from major depression.

Assistant Public Prosecutor Lydia Goh told the court that a 24-year-old woman had returned from a drinking session at about 3.25am on Nov 30, 2013, when Lee followed her into the lift of a block at Serangoon Central Drive.

When the lift door opened at the fifth floor, the victim began to head out when Lee grabbed her left butt cheek from behind. She turned to stare at him but did not confront him further.

Surprised that she did not react, Lee followed her out of the lift and then touched her chest before running off.

On Sept 10, 2011, Lee followed a 22-year-old woman into a lift after she came home from clubbing.

When the lift doors reached the ninth floor, he groped her. She screamed and he let go of her immediately.

The victim came out of the lift and shouted for help. She held onto the lift door to stop Lee from getting away. He pushed her hand away from the door, and the lift went up to the 12th floor.

On May 5 that year, a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who took her company transport home alighted at Serangoon Central around 3.50am.

At the void deck of Block 2109, she passed Lee who was walking in the opposite direction. Lee suddenly turned and molested her. She pushed his hands away and shouted at him to go away.

Lee's sentence was deferred until July 3 for him to attend to a project.

He could have been jailed for up to two years, fined, caned or received any combined punishment.

 

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Taiwanese man jailed six months for cheating other Taiwanese at Changi Airport

Published on Jun 12, 2015 12:55 PM
By Andrea Ng

SINGAPORE - A Taiwanese man who came to Singapore to gamble took advantage of his compatriots' sympathy and cheated four victims of more than $2,000.

Chou Wen-Liang, 48, approached Taiwanese visitors at Changi Airport, lied to them that his personal belongings had been stolen, and asked them for cash to return home between April and May this year.

He was sentenced to six months' jail on Friday for cheating.

Chou approached his first victim, Mr Hsu Kai Ping, at the arrival hall of Terminal 1 on April 29. Speaking in Mandarin, Chou said his luggage, travel documents and sling bag containing all his money had been stolen by three African-American foreigners and that the airport police were unable to trace them.

He added that he needed $400 to obtain a new set of travel documents and another $400 to buy new airplane tickets to return to Taiwan.

Recognising Chou's Taiwanese accent, Mr Hsu withdrew S$850 from a nearby ATM and handed it to Chou, believing that Chou's wife in Taiwan would transfer the borrowed sum back to him. Chou also gave his victim what was supposedly his Taiwanese phone number.

Mr Hsu later realised he had been cheated when he did not receive any transfer of funds to his bank account and could not reach Chou on his phone.

Using the same modus operandi, Chou went on to deceive three more victims at Changi Airport, including Taiwanese actor Chris Lee, who has acted in Taiwanese TV series such as Second Life.

The court heard that Chou then gambled away the $2,050 he had obtained from them.

On May 5, Chou's first victim, Mr Hsu, returned to Terminal 1 in Changi Airport intending to lodge a report. There, he spotted Chou in the arrival hall approaching two travellers, who ignored him.

Mr Hsu alerted a airport customer service officer, who in turn called the airport police.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Victoria Ting said Chou's actions were premeditated and even included fake phone calls to his wife. She added that he targeted Taiwanese travellers at the airport and his actions, which made the news in Taiwan, had "tarnished Singapore's reputation as a safe holiday destination".

For cheating, Chou could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fined.

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Man fined $2,500 for throwing bicycle onto car bonnet

Published on Jun 15, 2015 2:03 PM

A Canadian man who threw his bicycle onto the bonnet of a car was fined $2,500 on Monday for mischief. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A Canadian man who threw his bicycle onto the bonnet of a car was fined $2,500 on Monday for mischief.

Jason Blair Unger, 40, an academic consultant, admitted to the offence, which caused dents and scratches on the bonnet of Mr Woo Wing Onn's Honda Civic car along Selegie Road sometime before 9.52pm on Oct 17 last year.

The court heard that Unger was riding his Brompton bicycle along the left of the five-lane carriageway when he switched to the fourth as he was not turning left into MacKenzie Road.

Mr Woo, who was in the car with his wife, was trying to switch from the third to the fifth lane when he was blocked by a slow-moving taxi infront. Mr Woo was heard saying: "Hurry up la stupid taxi'' and "Alamak''.

Mr Woo then decided to filter back into the fourth lane. As he was doing so, Unger turned his head around to look at the car as he sensed that it was approaching close behind him. The cyclist continued pedalling faster along the fourth lane.

The taxi then switched on its right signal to filter into the fourth lane as there was a stationary lorry ahead. Mr Woo sounded the horn and was heard saying: "Stupid bicycle also another one''. His wife was heard telling him to "be careful''.

By this time, the car and the bicycle were very close.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Sanjna Rai said Unger turned around to look at the driver and gestured with his hand. When he stopped his bicycle, the car came into contact with it. Unger got down, lifted the bike and intentionally dropped it on the bonnet of the car.

When Unger asked Mr Woo why the latter was "hitting'' him and said he was on a bicycle and was "someone with a kid'', Mr Woo said "sorry''.

Mr Woo's wife came out and confronted Unger about the damage caused. Police were called.

The court heard Unger threw the bicycle onto the bonnet as he was frustrated and feared for his safety because of how close Mr Woo had been driving behind him.

Unger's lawyer Andy Chiok said his client, who teaches English at a private school, had been living in Singapore since 2010. He said his client felt that the car was tailgating him and the incident happened because he was apprehensive for his safety as a vulnerable cyclist.

Mr Chiok also said his client had been publicly shamed on Internet media after Mr Woo had deemed it fit to upload the video online on citizen journalism website Stomp.

Unger could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for causing damage of $500 or upwards. He has made full restitution of $2,219 to 48-year-old Mr Woo.

 

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Diver jailed two months for attacking cabbie and spitting at police officer

Published on Jun 15, 2015 5:52 PM
By Andrea Ng

SINGAPORE - A commercial diver who had had too much to drink one night in April this year attacked a taxi driver, causing him to bleed from the nose, and spat on the face of a police officer.

For assaulting a public servant on duty and for voluntarily causing hurt to a person, Guntur Djafril, 30, was sentenced to two months' jail on Monday.

The court heard that Djafril boarded the taxi driven by Mr Lim Beng Yaw Admen from the Pan Pacific Hotel in the wee hours of the morning on April 30, with the help of a bouncer from a nearby nightclub.

He had been drinking at the nightclub prior to that.

 

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Gardener is sentenced to nine weeks in jail for molesting a maid in a HDB lift

Published on Jun 16, 2015 4:15 PM
By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - An Indian national was jailed for nine weeks on Tuesday for molesting a foreign domestic worker in a lift.

Palanivel Rajesh, a 24-year-old gardener, pleaded guilty to placing his hands on the 25-year-old Indonesian woman's arms and asking her to kiss him. He then put his hand on her body below her armpit and the other hand on her left arm and asked her not to shout.

The incident happened at a block of flats in Jurong West Central 1 on April 30 this year. The court heard that the victim was returning to the HDB block after buying newspapers for her employer. Along her way, Rajesh approached her and asked for her phone number. But she said that she did not have a mobile phone.

He followed her into the lift. As the lift was going up, he placed both his hands onto her arms and asked her to kiss him. She shouted at him and pushed his hands away.

When the lift door opened at the seventh floor, the victim ran out of the lift. Rajesh went back to the ground floor. Later that afternoon, the victim saw him cutting grass nearby and called the police.

He could have been jailed for up to two years, fined, caned or received any combined punishment.

 

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Man, 22, charged for alleged role in credit-for-sex scam

Published on Jun 18, 2015 5:08 PM
By Andrea Ng

SINGAPORE - A 22-year-old man believed to be a member of a syndicate involved in a $1.25 million credit-for-sex scam was charged in court on Thursday.

Liew Yii Tern was charged with two counts of cheating for allowing his DBS bank account to be used to receive more than $40,000 from two victims, who had been led to believe they were making pre-payment for sexual services.

The Malaysian was also charged with one count of dishonestly receiving a stolen POSB ATM card.

Calling the three charges against Liew the "tip of the iceberg", the prosecution officer said that there were many more charges were to come.

 

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2 weeks' jail for false 999 message

Andrea Ng
Thursday, Jun 18, 2015

Frustrated that the police had not sent anyone to assist him over his lost mobile phone, a Chinese national found another way to get police personnel to attend to him.

He dialled “999” claiming he had committed a murder.

For transmitting a false message, Liu Xianmin, 27, was yesterday jailed for two weeks.

District Judge Adam Nakhoda in sentencing him yesterday described his offence as being “extremely serious”.

The court heard that on the night of Feb 20, Liu, a work permit pass holder, was at a restaurant along North Bridge Road when he realised his mobile phone was missing.

He called the police emergency hotline and asked for help, but became upset when he heard that no police officer had been dispatched to attend to his case.

Some time later, he called the police again, this time claiming he had committed a murder in Chinatown.

He said he would not give any more details to the police unless they came to the scene.

The operator at the Police Operations Command Centre immediately dispatched several police resources to attend to Liu.

However, police officers who arrived at the scene later found his claims to be false. Liu, who admitted he had fabricated the claim, was subsequently detained.

In mitigation, he said his mind was not clear and he was anxious because he had lost his phone. He added that he was not aware that he was breaking the law.

For transmitting a false message, he could have been jailed for up to three years and fined a maximum of $10,000.

 

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Dutch national jailed three weeks for attacking cabby

Published on Jun 19, 2015 11:43 AM

Dutchman Dino Petrus Johannes van Deijzen, 34. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A design executive who slammed a car door on a taxi driver and then beat him up was jailed for three weeks on Friday (June 19).

Dutchman Dino Petrus Johannes van Deijzen, 34, had admitted causing hurt to Mr Ee Kah Ling, 42, at the open air carpark at Block 538 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 at 12.58am on Oct 21 last year.

The court heard that van Deijzen and his girlfriend were heavily intoxicated when they boarded the victim's taxi at Dunlop Street and directed him to go to Block 538 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5. They slept in the rear passenger seat.

When the taxi reached the block, the girlfriend vomited inside the taxi.

Mr Ee then asked the couple to exit, and approached van Deijzen for the fare and resolve the issue of the vomit.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Chin Jincheng said the couple ignored him and walked away, without paying.

Mr Ee then said he would call the police. He walked back to his taxi.

While Mr Ee was retrieving his mobile phone, van Deijzen slammed the car door on him and punched him.

When Mr Ee tried to escape, van Deijzen chased him and pushed him to the ground. He then punched and kicked him all over his body.

The acts of violence were captured by the in-vehicle CCTV camera of the taxi.

Mr Ee was taken to hospital with slight redness over his chest wall and multiple abrasions on his arms and leg. He was given five days' medical leave.

Seeking a fine, defence counsel Ang Gek Peng had said in his mitigation plea that his client was not a violent person, and had acted out of character.

Mr Chin had argued that it was a sustained one-sided assault and that van Deijzen was the aggressor.

District Judge Imran Abdul Hamid noted that the victim had also engaged in a scuffle with van Deijzen and traded blows, which would have explained the blunt force trauma suffered by the accused.

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

 

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Man, 22, charged for alleged role in credit-for-sex scam

SINGAPORE - A 22-year-old man believed to be a member of a syndicate involved in a $1.25 million credit-for-sex scam was charged in court on Thursday. Liew Yii Tern was charged with two counts of cheating for allowing his DBS bank account to be used to receive more than $40,000 from two victims, who had been led to believe they were making pre-payment for sexual services. The Malaysian was also charged with one count of dishonestly receiving a stolen POSB ATM card. Calling the three charges against Liew the "tip of the iceberg", the prosecution officer said that there were many more charges were to come.

 

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Indonesian student, 26, jailed for touching woman's buttock with his groin on MRT
Posted on 27 May 2015

An Indonesian PhD student was convicted on Tuesday of outraging a woman's modesty on an MRT train.
According to The Straits Times, Irfan Syanjaya, 26, had been taking the train from Buona Vista to Jurong East on Aug 12 last year, when he deliberately stood close behind the 20-year-old student to do so.
He was sentenced to six weeks' jail following a two-day trial.
The court heard that although the train was crowded at first as it was the evening peak period, it grew more empty after leaving Dover station. Nevertheless, Irfan continued to stand close to the victim even though there was space to move away.
She confronted Irfan, who apologised.
Other commuters came forward to help and he was detained by security officers at Jurong East MRT.
During the trial, Irfan, who was unrepresented, maintained that he had touched the victim accidentally. He had admitted during police investigations earlier to intentionally touching her, but denied this in court.
When asked why he kept standing so close to her, he said through a translator: "She seemed to have no negative thoughts about me so I did not move away.
"I assumed she had no problem about me standing where I was."
Three witnesses who had been in the same carriage testified that they had seen Irfan make deliberate contact with the victim, even after she tried to avoid him.
One, Ms Nur Sharida Md Farok, said Irfan was standing close enough to whisper into her ear.
Another, Mr Johan Tay, said it was obvious that he had been inching towards the victim. He said he had tried to stop it from happening by putting his bag in between Irfan and the victim, but that Irfan had persisted.
At the time, Irfan was doing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering at the National University of Singapore.
For using criminal force to outrage the victim's modesty, Irfan could have been jailed for up to two years, fined, caned, or any combination of the three.

nodoubt on ah kong scholarship

 

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Dutch national jailed three weeks for attacking cabby

Published on Jun 19, 2015 11:43 AM

Dutchman Dino Petrus Johannes van Deijzen, 34. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Elena Chong

SINGAPORE - A design executive who slammed a car door on a taxi driver and then beat him up was jailed for three weeks on Friday (June 19).

Dutchman Dino Petrus Johannes van Deijzen, 34, had admitted causing hurt to Mr Ee Kah Ling, 42, at the open air carpark at Block 538 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 at 12.58am on Oct 21 last year.

The court heard that van Deijzen and his girlfriend were heavily intoxicated when they boarded the victim's taxi at Dunlop Street and directed him to go to Block 538 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5. They slept in the rear passenger seat.

When the taxi reached the block, the girlfriend vomited inside the taxi.

Mr Ee then asked the couple to exit, and approached van Deijzen for the fare and resolve the issue of the vomit.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Chin Jincheng said the couple ignored him and walked away, without paying.

Mr Ee then said he would call the police. He walked back to his taxi.

While Mr Ee was retrieving his mobile phone, van Deijzen slammed the car door on him and punched him.

When Mr Ee tried to escape, van Deijzen chased him and pushed him to the ground. He then punched and kicked him all over his body.

The acts of violence were captured by the in-vehicle CCTV camera of the taxi.

Mr Ee was taken to hospital with slight redness over his chest wall and multiple abrasions on his arms and leg. He was given five days' medical leave.

Seeking a fine, defence counsel Ang Gek Peng had said in his mitigation plea that his client was not a violent person, and had acted out of character.

Mr Chin had argued that it was a sustained one-sided assault and that van Deijzen was the aggressor.

District Judge Imran Abdul Hamid noted that the victim had also engaged in a scuffle with van Deijzen and traded blows, which would have explained the blunt force trauma suffered by the accused.

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

will his spg gf give free fucks to all?

 

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Bus driver jailed two months and banned from driving for causing death of nurse

Published on Jun 22, 2015 7:53 PM

The off-service SBS Transit bus being inspected after it collided with Ms Lucinia Wong Hang Yee, a nurse, outside Punggol bus interchange on May 15, 2015. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN

By Rei Kurohi

SINGAPORE - A bus driver who ran over and killed a nurse outside Punggol bus interchange was jailed for two months on Monday.

Malaysian national Muhammad Firdaus Norahim, 30, was also disqualified from driving for five years.

He was driving an off-service SBS Transit bus out of Punggol Bus Interchange at around 6.43am on May 15 when he collided with Ms Lucinia Wong Hang Yee, who was crossing Punggol Place Road.

He was determined to have caused her death by failing to keep a proper lookout for pedestrians, and pleaded guilty to the charge on Monday morning.

Footage retrieved from another SBS bus nearby revealed that the traffic lights had turned green for the pedestrian and the driver at the same time. The pedestrian then walked from the left side of Punggol Place Road across the designated pedestrian crossing at a normal pace.

Simultaneously, the driver turned right onto the road and did not slow down as he approached the crossing. After colliding with the pedestrian, the deceased was dragged for a short distance underneath the bus carriage before the bus came to a halt.

Assistant Public Prosecutor Koh Huimin noted that the crossing at which the incident took place is a signalised pedestrian crossing, and the pedestrian has absolute right of way.

Furthermore, she said that the incident took place during the morning rush hour when pedestrian traffic is typically high, and as a public bus driver, Muhammad Firdaus would have known this.

Muhammad Firdaus had originally been charged with causing death by a rash act, but had his charge reduced to that of a negligent act.

For causing the death of a person by a rash act, he could have been imprisoned for up to five years and fined. For causing the death of a person by a negligent act, he could have been jailed for up to two years and fined.

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