Man jailed for hitting and hurling objects at taxi
Published on Nov 29, 2011
By Elena Chong
After hitting a taxi with PVC pipes for coming too close to him, a 36-year-old man went on to hurl rubbish bins, a flower pot and a metal drain cover at the vehicle. For his actions, Ali Houdini was sentenced to six weeks' jail and fined $2,000.
Ali was walking along Lorong 6 Geylang in the early hours of Aug 21, when he felt that ComfortDelGro cabby Tan Wee Ping had driven very close to him while letting a passenger alight.
Ali opened the taxi door and, during an argument, threw two punches to the face of the 48-year-old cabby, who called the police. Ali also hit the side of the taxi with PVC pipes a few times.
When Mr Tan followed Ali, the latter threw a rubbish bin at the back of the vehicle. Along a small lane, Ali picked another bin and threw it at the taxi. He also threw a flower pot and a small drain cover at the cab.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
