I am sure you have heard of the latest campaign on prevention of
violence to SBS bus drivers since there was a spike in cases of
drivers being assaulted by bus passengers. I believe there is also
a need now to launch a campaign to prevent cultured milk delivery
ladies from violence. My mum works as a cultured milk home delivery
lady and she delivers the cultured milk to the residents in the
Bedok North St 3 neighborhood. She has a mega-fitted bicycle with
has 2 boxes to hold and transport the cultured milks to residents
home.
On 11th October 2007 (Thursday) at 945pm at Blk 535 Bedok North
Street 3, level 10, she was nearly beaten up. The contentious point
is that the attacker (a Chinese man in his 50s) had previously
mopped and cleaned the common corridor in front of his house. But
because both of his neighbors had ordered the cultured milk from my
mum; thus she is forced to push the bicycle across the attackers
front corridor. The attacker was very pissed that my mums bicycle
stained his cleaned corridor floor and thus hurled vulgarities at
my mum, calling her in essence in Hokkien, meaning, you wretched
old loose, torn c*u*n*t.
And then the attacker stopped her in her path and demanded that my
mum wipe up his stained corridor. She refused because the corridor
is common property and beside it was a legitimate reason as she was
delivering the cultured milk to customers. It is not as if this was
done by some prankster kids. Nonetheless, when my mum refused, this
attacker charged up to my mum, and nearly punched my mother.
Luckily the attacker was stopped by his son and friend. I was
deeply convinced that had the attacker not been stopped, my mum
would suffer sever facial and even dental injuries.
A police report was made and yeah we are considering taking civil
suit action on this attacker. Hmm in this case, because my mum has
not been beaten yet, hence the police could not arrest the attacker
but merely went up to the unit to issue stern warning to the
attacker. Just to consult you guys (especially lawyers or current
legal students), though I really want to pursue justice, I am a bit
concerned about the legal and lawyer fees. In such a case, what are
the odds of us winning the case and ensuring that the attacker is
made to pay all the legal fees?
Thank you really appreciate your advice and yeah condemnation for
that attacker is welcomed too.
