by Elena Chong
A MAN who swung a hammer at his tenant and struck him on the
head with the weapon was jailed for nine months on Wednesday.
Lawrence Chng Teck Kok, 62, pleaded guilty to causing hurt to
Chinese national Liu Hua, 26, at his Pasir Ris Street 72 flat on
Sept 25.
A Community Court heard that a few days before the incident,
Chng had told Mr Liu, a cleaner, and his two room-mates to move out
within three days as he would be selling his flat.
On Sept 25, he again told Mr Liu and his room-mates to leave,
but the victim wanted three months' notice and his deposit
back.
Angry that Mr Liu refused to move out immediately, Chng punched
him twice in the face, and later snuck back into the room and swung
the hammer at the victim.
The weapon struck the victim on the head, causing cuts over his
right ear and back of the head.
Chng, who has previous convictions for using abusive language,
criminal intimidation and causing hurt to a public servant, had the
sentence backdated to Sept 27.
He could have been jailed for up to seven years.
