The passing remarks at a man during a hotel stay in Sentosa escalated to a fight resulting in the injury of a security officer.
H Lin Yong Fa pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt and was eventually sentenced to 3 weeks in jail.
Shin Min Daily News reported that 45-year-old Lin Yong Fa was staying at Resorts World Sentosa with his family and Lin was drinking wine near the hotel.
He requested for a room change in the lobby after returning and a guest who was there made a remark stating that he is “low-class”. Lin started to shout at the guest who made the comment and
As the staff was trying to calm him down, the security officers were called to the scene.
“Call the police if you have a problem”
The guest who made the earlier comment decided to escalate the situation and said “Call the police if you have a problem”.
Lin was enraged and decided to charge the guest but only to get stopped by the two police officers. He took his rage out by attacking the security officers
One of them fell and hit his head while the other was punched in his face injuring the man’s mouth.
During his hearing, Lin claimed that he was mentally affected and has depression. However, a psychiatric assessment stated that Lin had no conditions that will lead him into committing such a crime.
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