Roman Tan, 69-years-old, was fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to one count of using criminal force on a Punggol coffee shop cashier and shop assistant.
Another charge of not wearing a mask properly was considered as well for his punishment.
What happened?
On 10 February 2021, Tan visited a coffee shop at Block 612 Punggol Drive and tried to order some drinks without wearing a mask, the shop assistant then told him to put one on.
He then left and returned with a face mask on and approached the counter to buy drinks, offering some coins including eight pieces of 5-cent coins for his payment.
The shop assistant and the cashier told him that the coffee shop police only allows them to accept no more than 5 pieces of 5 cent coins.
Tan the pulled down his face mask and raised his voice at the workers, before spitting at them multiple times from about a metre away – some of the saliva landed on the cashier’s forehead.
The police were then called in.