Man fined S$1,000 for punching taxi driver

dragg

2 Jul 12, 16:01

SINGAPORE: A SilkAir pilot was fined S$1,000 on Monday for punching a taxi driver at a condominium coffee shop. After a seven-day trial, 46-year-old Ajmer Singh Ajit Singh, was found guilty with one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to 57-year-old cabbie Chua Hock Kwee. Ajmer Singh, who is also the chairman of the SilkAir branch of the Airline Pilots Association Singapore, is appealing against his conviction. The court heard that there was a history of bad blood between the two men, who are also neighbours. It began when Chua used to burn joss sticks outside his door, and when Ajmer Singh spotted many visitors at Chua's home at odd hours. On May 8, 2010, Ajmer Singh received a call from a security guard, Ranjit Singh, to go to the coffee shop at Changi Gardens Condominium. Ajmer Singh was told that a resident, Yong Fah Nam, wanted to speak with him. Shortly after, he went down and spotted Yong and Chua drinking beer. Chua testified that Ajmer Singh was "walking towards their table aggressively" and also accused Chua of being a gangster. Chua then claimed that Ajmer punched him, causing his dentures to fall out of his mouth. During the trial, Ajmer Singh's lawyer, Mr Ranjit Singh, gave a different take. The court heard that Chua "lunged" at Ajmer Singh instead, and Chua fell and hurt himself in the process. Chua was taken to hospital where he was given three days of medical leave for pain in his left cheek. Chua said that he incurred nearly S$3,000 in medical costs. District Judge Roy Neighbour, in his sentencing, turned down the prosecution's call for compensation as Chua suffered a "slight injury". Chua, later told the media that he was dissatisfied with the outcome and may be pursuing the matter by filing a civil claim. For voluntarily causing hurt, Ajmer Singh could have been jailed up to two years and fined S$5,000. -CNA/ac

dragg

2 Jul 12, 16:05

so the bad blood is between singh and chua. what has it got to do with yong who asked singh to come down?

mancha

2 Jul 12, 20:45

Security Guard Ranjit Singh called Ajmer Singh Ajit Singh to come down because Yong Fah Nam wanted to speak to him. Mr Yong must be somebody in the condominium with authority, thats why Security Guard Ranjit Singh obey his instructions. Maybe he is the chairman of the Management Committee.

dragg

3 Jul 12, 08:51

Originally posted by mancha:

Security Guard Ranjit Singh called Ajmer Singh Ajit Singh to come down because Yong Fah Nam wanted to speak to him. Mr Yong must be somebody in the condominium with authority, thats why Security Guard Ranjit Singh obey his instructions. Maybe he is the chairman of the Management Committee.

if you are right then this is really poor reporting leaving out essential information.

Sprite miles

3 Jul 12, 14:00

Anger really do harm if you wont ccontrol it.

hammerhammer8888

3 Jul 12, 15:17

Wah if I am the TD then the headline will be "TD fine and jail for breaking a man's leg." LOL

Ct2220

3 Jul 12, 16:18

WTFï¼Œ Punch a TD ONLY Fined $1000, Just becaust he is a Pilot.

The Fucker should

dragg

3 Jul 12, 16:25

Originally posted by Ct2220:

WTFï¼Œ Punch a TD ONLY Fined $1000, Just becaust he is a Pilot.

The Fucker should

TD big deal??

bs5126

3 Jul 12, 17:33

So now who dare to say TD no stay condominium?

This one Freehold somemore (although no doubt a very old one).

:)