Television host
Quan Yi Fong intends to
plead guilty to having abused a taxi driver in Singapore in June
last year.
Her plan was revealed at a pre-trial conference in court on
Wednesday morning, according to Shinmin Daily News. The
37-year-old actress, who was absent, was represented by her lawyer
Subhas Anandan.
Media reports also said that pleading guilty would help to
reduce the number of her charges which consist of
two counts of mischief and one of
using criminal force.
However, Anandan told Yahoo! Singapore that nothing has
been made official and he is not able to comment further on the
case.
"But chances are, they'll be reducing the charges to one," he
said.
The Taiwanese TV personality previously denied 52-year-old cabby
Chan Swee Kong's allegations of verbal abuse and physical
assault.
Both parties involved gave conflicting accounts of the tussle
that took place on 26 June last year, after the driver refused to
help the passenger load her luggage onto the vehicle.
Chan accused Quan of damaging his taxi when she kicked the right
passenger door.
He also claimed that the MediaCorp artiste kicked him in the
groin and locked herself in his taxi for 15 minutes to thrash the
interior of his cab. Damages to the vehicle amounted to S$177.
On the other hand, Quan asserted that she only kicked Chan and
the cab door when he refused to let her leave the cab. She also
claimed the driver had thrown her mobile phone on the ground,
assaulted her and spewed vulgarities at her 11-year-old daughter
who was present.
The next court session, which marks the start of the actual
trial, is set for 28 November. If convicted of mischief, for each
charge, Quan could be jailed up to a year, fined, or both.
If found guilty of using criminal force on Chan, she could be
jailed up to three months, fined S$1,500 or both.
Source:
http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/tv-host-plead-guilty-charges-085647654.html
