A man who was serving time in prison for his dealings with drugs bit off another inmates ear over a coffee powder issue.
For this, 56 year old Teo Chye Lye was given an extra 10 months of jail time which he will serve on top of his current jail time.
Here is what happened
Both Teo and another inmate 53 year old Lim Lee Yat was working at a workshop at Level 5 of cluster B3 of Changi Prisons on Dec 15, 2020.
Teo accidentally pushed some of the spilled coffee mix onto Lim’s workstation, and a dispute resulted because Lim felt that he had to work extra because of Teo’s mistake.
They began quarrelling after Teo told Lim not to be so calculative, and punches were rained onto each other.
In the midst of all the fights, Teo forcefully bit off Lim’s ear resulting in part of Lim’s external ear to be bitten off.
Lim also had bruises on his eye areas due to the punches rained on him.
A prison officer was alerted to the incident by other inmates and called for medical help after breaking up the fight.
He alerted the medical staff to part of Lim’s dislodged ear which he found on the floor.
Lim was given a stern warning for this incident and Teo subesequently pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt that resulted in grievous hurt, causing permanent disfiguration.
Teo could have been given up to five years imprisonment, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
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