SINGAPORE — Two men who both believed that the other was trying to cut the queue for a taxi outside Golden Mile Complex late last year got into an argument, before one of them assaulted the other, leaving him with a broken eye socket.
Sim Yi Ming, 32, was jailed for 11 months on Thursday after he pleaded guilty in a district court to one count of voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Around that time, the victim Teo Ming Jie, now 39, had also just left a separate pub and was waiting for a cab at the taxi stand near the entrance.Mr Teo, thinking that Sim and his friend wanted to cut his queue, then walked in front of the two of them to wait for a taxi, Deputy Public Prosecutor Lim Yu Hui told the court.At one point, both of them fell to the ground and Sim punched Mr Teo multiple times in the face, DPP Lim added.
After stopping the fight, Mr Teo was taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital in an ambulance. He was found to have suffered a fracture to his left eye socket and tenderness over the face. Seeking a sentence of between 10 and 11 months’ jail, DPP Lim said: “ had only walked in front of the accused to try to get a taxi. There was plainly no reason for to resort to violence.”
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