another cabby get 12 months jail
A taxi driver who caused grievous hurt to an acquaintance
was jailed for 12 months and ordered to be given three strokes of
the cane on Tuesday. Lim Boon Inn, 41, pleaded guilty to punching
Mr Siah Teng Hock, 40, on the head and left ribcage which resulted
in a broken rib at a coffeeshop at Block 555 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10
on June 16 last year.
A district court heard that the victim and his friends were
drinking alcohol at the outdoor seating area of the coffeeshop
while Lim and his brother were also drinking at an adjacent
table.
Later Lim stood up and started scolding the Mr Siah who then
stood up. Lim then challenged Mr Siah to proceed to the back to
settle their differences but he refused. Lim then walked over to
the victim and smashed a beer bottle on the victim's head.
Mr Siah bled heavily and slumped on the ground. Lim's brother
separated him from the victim. When the victim picked himself up
and staggered into the coffeeshop to clean his wound, Lim threw a
punch on the victim's head from behind. The punch sent the victim
sprawling. Lim then punched the victim on the left ribcage. The
brother then separated the duo. Mr Siah was warded in hospital
overnight and given a week's hospitalisation leave. A second charge
of causing hurt with a beer bottle was considered. He could have
been jailed for up to 10 years and liable to fine or to caning for
causing grievous hurt.
This 1 is VCGH - causing grievious hurt (under the law involves
some fracture, permanent disfiguration of the face and soe other
factors). VCGH deffo got jail and usually caning.
The 1st case is only VCH - usually a fine case, unless you
assault a taxi driver or public bus driver, which means a jail
term. Here it involved 2 taxi drivers, that's why I think a lengthy
jail term was spared, plus the fracture couldnt be confirmed by the
doctor, so only a token 1 day jail term.
