On 25/05/2022 at about 11.30AM, I was at Nibong LRT station and proceeded to a convenience store that was on level 2 to purchase cigarettes and some groceries. Subsequently, I realised that the cigarette price increased and further enquired with the cashier on the price.
The cashier confirmed with me and I mentioned that it doesn’t matter, and I will pay the difference. Subsequently, I asked her to check with the management on the price difference and her husband who was the owner did confirm that the price is intended SGD$9.90 for the pack of cigarettess. She told me that I had an attitude and that if I didn’t want to purchase. I didn’t have to. Immediately after, she told me and my wife that she was not going to sell anything to us.
I agreed to her and left the store. As I was leaving the store, the cashier threw a bottle of coke in our direction, but it did not hit either one of us. I ignored her and continued to walk away. As I was heading down to level 1, I bumped into the husband.
I would like to mention that I frequently buy items from her store and recognize most of the staff that’s working there. The husband was agitated and told me what happened and why I smashed up the store. I denied that I did and only wanted to enquire about the price difference.
Subsequently, in the midst of talking, the husband gave me a punch on the right side of my face and continued to punch. The glasses that I wore broke. I could not remember how many punches he gave me. I told him to stop and walked away but he followed me and kicked me on the stomach.
Afterwards, he requested me to follow him to his store and I did. We further talked in his store and there was no damage to be found.
Only a few lighters dropped off the shelf. I did mention to him that I could pay if there was any damage to be found but he told me that it was not a matter of money. I would like to State that he kept threatening me to go down and fight. I did not talk back to him and left afterwards. My wife called the police afterwards but as I was in a rush for work.
I told her that I did not require any police assistance. I did not visit any clinic and have Panadol at home. The right side of my face is still swollen, and I feel slightly giddy.