The Singapore Police Force arrested the man who punched a 69-year-old man along Hougang Avenue 7, which resulted in the latter suffering a heart attack on Saturday (May 27, 2017).
The elderly was being assaulted by the man on an e-scooter while crossing the road at around 9.30 pm when he “accidentally brushed the man on his helmet” with the plastic bag he was carrying as he tried to avoid the rider.
“That guy then stopped and assaulted my dad straight away,” she wrote, adding that he punched her father in the eyes, head and chest and shouted vulgarities at him.
A passer-by tried to give chase but lost the attacker “somewhere near Paya Lebar”.
The injured man was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and his daughter added that he suffered a heart attack after the incident.
The man’s daughter, who identified herself as Hui Ying on Facebook, posted an online appeal for help in identifying her father’s assailant.
He will be charged on Monday with committing a negligent act which endangers life or the personal safety of others, police said.
If convicted, he could be jailed for up to three months, or fined up to S$1,500, or both.
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