by Selina Lum
A 47-YEAR-OLD man was driving his teenage daughter home from
school when a van cut into his lane.
When the two vehicles collided after some overtaking and
lane-cutting on Bradell Road, manager Tan Eng Heong grabbed a
wooden pole from his car.
He then swung it at the van driver, Mr Chua Cheng Hai, 45, who
blocked the attack with his left arm.
The blow left Mr Chua with fractures to his forearm.
In April, after a trial, Tan was found guilty of causing
grievous hurt to Mr Chua during the fracas on April 17 last year
and sentenced to six months' jail.
He appealed against conviction and sentence.
On Friday, the High Court upheld his conviction but slashed his
jail term to one month.
Justice Choo Han Teck, in reducing Tan's sentence, said he
considered that there was some provocation from Mr Chua.