Yao, a 26 year old Chinese national was jailed for four months on Wednesday (6 May) after pleading to charges for criminal intimidation and for carrying an offensive weapon in a pubic place.
Yao’s wife, Cai Ming, who is also a Chinese nation had been having an affair with Zhou Zhijun for six months. She and Zhou were working in the same company. Yao had his suspicions on the affair and confront his wife about it. She confessed and agreed to set up a meeting with all parties as requested by Yao.
Zhou brought a chopper to the meeting as he was fearful of Yao. The chopper was hidden underneath his clothes. Yao brought a kitchen knife and two fruit knives to the meeting as well and the knives were hidden under his clothes in a similar manner.
All three parties met at the void deck of Block 103 Hougang Ave 1. Upon seeing Zhou, Yao took out his knife and charged towards him. While chasing Zhou, Yao fell and dropped his knife. Zhou then picked up the knife and attacked Yao together with the chopper that he had brought. Zhou slash and stabbed Yao. For this Zhou was sentenced to nine months and two weeks in prison.