Vinod Raj, 31-years-old, pleaded guilty on 22 June to 1 count each of assault, harassment and public nuisance; and he was sentenced to 2 weeks jail and fined $2,000.
He had reportedly boarded a taxi with his girlfriend and later refused to pay the taxi fare, before repeatedly punching and kicking the 52-year-old taxi driver on 2 September last year.
What happened?
Vinod boarded a taxi with his girlfriend on 2 September last year and told the driver to drive to Amber Glory Hotel, the driver said he didn’t know the location and asked Vinod to guide him upon reaching Aljunied.
The couple then fell asleep in side the taxi.
The driver then stopped at Lorong 25A Geylang and woke Vinod up, Vinod was unhappy at being woken up from his sleep and got into an argument with the driver.
Vinod told him that they were not at the correct place, and the driver asked him to pay extra to get to the hotel.
The couple then alighted and Vinod refused to pay, the driver then tried to stop him but Vinod then punched him in the face, before raining more blows on him.
The police were alerted to the fracas at around 8am and Vinod was then arrested.
He is currently out on bail and will begin his jail term on 29 June.
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