A British man who crowdfunded about $200,000 for his premature baby and partner verbally abused police officers with almost a hundred expletives after a night of drinking. Patraic Fionnbharr Walsh-Kavanagh was fined $10,800 yesterday after pleading guilty to one count of...
Many Singaporeans are believed to have made donations.
He was told that it was closed, but Walsh-Kavanagh gestured that he wanted more drinks and refused to leave. Walsh-Kavanagh told them his son was born prematurely before launching a 20-minute expletive-laden tirade at the officers, which was captured on one of their body-worn cameras. Despite being warned that it is an offence to insult a police officer, he continued abusing them.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Claire Poh asked for a total fine of $10,800, as his verbal abuse of the officers was sustained, lasting 20 minutes each time. During sentencing, District Judge Adam Nakhoda said that while Walsh-Kavanagh was in a stressful situation, it did not justify his conduct.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Man fined for repositioning toy grenade near Istana to see public reactionSINGAPORE: A cleaner who chanced upon a toy grenade near the Istana placed it upright to see how the public would react to it. For his ...
Read more »
E-scooter rider fined for assaulting man he nearly knocked intoAngry that he almost hit a man while riding his e-scooter, the rider confronted the man and punched him. Yesterday, the rider, Lim Kim Joo, 55, was fined $4,500 for assault, with another charge taken into consideration. Last November, the victim, 69, was walking along a...
Read more »
Cowboys top Forbes’ most valuable teams list, Man United drop to 6thThe Dallas Cowboys were ranked the world's most valuable sports team for a fourth consecutive year, according to an annual list published by Forbes yesterday that was dominated by National Football League (NFL) clubs. The NFL's Cowboys, who unseated Spanish football club...
Read more »
Football: 'Free Hong Kong' protest as Man City thrash KitcheeHONG KONG: Demonstrators chanted 'Free Hong Kong' and sang a protest song as Premier League champions Manchester City hammered Kitchee 6-1 on ...
Read more »
Man jailed for spitting at police officerA police officer accidentally swallowed the blood of a violent bleeding man who had spat in his face. The drunken man, Tan Yew Hock, 66, also spat in the face of a paramedic from the Singapore Civil Defence Force, and some of the bloody spit entered the paramedic's...
Read more »
Mother in Myanmar girl rape case says wrong man chargedThe mother of a toddler raped at her nursery school in Myanmar told a court Wednesday that she believes the man charged with the crime is not the perpetrator. The mother of the girl, who was 2 years, 11 months old when she was allegedly raped in May, said at the Dakkhina Thiri District Court that when
Read more »