Still angry from the fight, the man attacked someone standing outside the restaurant with a broken soju bottle, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
The incident occurred at the Hansing Pocha Korean restaurant in Neil Road. SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to six months' jail after he struck someone with a broken bottle, thinking that the person was part of a group that got into a fight with him earlier in a restaurant.
His group of friends had an argument with another group dining there, and Phua initially tried to mediate the situation and prevent a fight. Phua was still incensed, the court heard. He seized a soju bottle, smashed it against a table to create a jagged surface, and walked out of the restaurant. The prosecution said Phua felt remorseful and paid the victim's medical bills of S$4,857.10 in full a month after the accident.
As he indicated his wish to plead guilty as soon as the prosecution was ready for his plea, the prosecutor added that Phua is entitled to a reduction in his sentence of up to 30 per cent.Defence lawyer Riko Isaac from Amolat & Partners asked for three to four months' jail instead for his client, who is a director of a company.
He said his client had mistakenly assumed that the victim was part of the group that had attacked him and"impulsively decided to retaliate".
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