Singapore: A 62-year-old man, Yue Kim Ming, was charged in court on Monday (May 29, 2017) for beating a red light along Hougang Avenue 7 while riding his e-scooter, with another charge of voluntarily causing hurt to an elderly man in the same incident pending.
The court was told that a charge of voluntarily causing hurt was pending, with investigations still continuing.
The investigations are understood to be linked to an incident that a Facebook user who goes by the name “Hui Ying” had posted about on May 19, 2017.
According to Hui Ying:
My dad did not provoke the rider, the rider was speeding towards my parent while they were crossing the road, and my dad was avoiding him and the plastic bag he was carrying that contained my dad’s raincoat accidentally brushed the man on his helmet.
That guy then stopped and assaulted my dad straight away. passersby rushed to my dad’s aid and helped. when my dad said he was gonna call the police, the rider made a run for it. 1 of the passerby tried to chase after the rider but lost him somewhere near Paya Lebar.
One of the passersby tried to chase after the rider but lost him somewhere near Paya Lebar.
A police report has already been made.
Yue, who was arrested last Saturday, will appear in court again on June 12.
If convicted of committing a negligent act of beating a red light, endangering the safety of others in Singapore, Yue could be jailed up to three months and/or fined up to S$1,500.
