SINGAPORE – A cyclist who held onto a car bonnet during a row with a driver on East Coast Road on June 2, 2023, was diagnosed with brain tumour shortly after the incident, and the disease likely affected her behaviour, her lawyer said. Nicolette Tan Shi-en, 32, who was employed as a lawyer at the time, pleaded guilty on April...
East Coast road rage case: Cyclist who clung onto car bonnet likely affected by brain tumour, says lawyer
Nicolette Tan Shi-en, 32, who was employed as a lawyer at the time, pleaded guilty on April 17 to a charge of causing harassment to the driver, Elaine Michele Ow, 49. Tan’s lawyer Mr Rajan Sanjiv Kumar told the court on April 17 – citing a psychiatrist’s report – that the onset of the tumour in the frontal region of his client’s brain had highly likely influenced her behaviour that day.
The court heard that Ow, a cooking instructor, was on her way to i12 Katong mall at around 3.10pm to teach a class when she overtook Tan, who was cycling, at the bend of Still Road to East Coast Road.Tan caught up with Ow at a red light at the junction of East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Road to confront her.
Ow tried a few times to reverse her car and disengage, but Tan blocked her attempts by moving closer to the car.
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