China hawker couple attacked 3 for taking extra ikan
bilis
It all started when STOMPer Julia took a
portion of anchovies from a container that was placed outside a
hawker stall in Clementi. Before they knew it, the China hawker
couple started punching and hitting her family of three.
Said Julia of what happened (Apr 14):
"A China hawker couple at Food Loft Block 431 Clementi Ave 3
assaulted my family of three all because of some anchovies.
"One of my photos clearly shows a small table with a container of
fried onions and another container of anchovies beside some trays
outside the stall. After paying for the noodles, I took a small
saucer and placed some anchovies onto it.
"The lady owner started to raise her voice at me saying, 'You
Singaporeans who are paying so little money want to have so much of
everything'.
"She kept on mumbling and complaining to the crowd and passers-by
about me getting the little extra anchovies.
"My point is if they didn't want to give the anchovies away, they
should have kept the items inside and out of sight. My husband then
took pictures of this woman grumbling and of the noodles. The woman
complained to her husband and he came after us and assaulted all
three of us.
"We had to run for our dear life and they continued to chase us,
kicking and banging on our locked car. The woman even stood in
front of our car to stop us from driving away while her husband
kicked and slammed the car from behind.
"We rushed to SGH to see the doctor for my back and head injury
sustained from a fall while trying to stop my husband from hitting
them. Both of his eyes were swollen and my poor son got a
blue-black under his right eye. The medical bill was S$180.00 and
all because of some extra anchovies. We also made a police report
later at night."
According to Julia's husband, they decided to snap photos of the
food and the stall as they wanted to make a report to NEA as the
food did not seem clean.
At this point, the China man came out and shouted, 'Why you taking
picture?' He later started shoving Julia's husband around with his
body and his own camera, telling him to 'sit down and be
photographed'.
In the middle of this, Julia's husband went to ask the China woman
why she 'made the matter so big'. He held up the plastic container
of anchovies, which she slammed down onto the table.
This sparked off the assault, with the China couple punching
Julia's family, including her 14-year-old son who tried to defend
his father. The China man also used an object to hit the STOMPer's
husband on his head.
Julia's husband said he tried to defend himself from the man's
punches, but his wife and even the coffeeshop owner prevented him
from doing anything.
The China couple is apparently known for their bad temper, the
coffeeshop owner told him.
Source:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/caught_in_the_act/605066/china_hawker_couple_attacked_3_patrons_for_taking_more.html
