Moviegoer punched man who asked him to stop shaking his leg in cinema, gets jail and fine

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SINGAPORE: A young man who was asked by a fellow moviegoer to stop shaking his leg in the cinema later attacked the man who made the request, as ...

SINGAPORE: A young man who was asked by a fellow moviegoer to stop shaking his leg in the cinema later attacked the man who made the request, as well as the victim's wife.

The aggressor was restrained by his own wife and other people at the scene, and security officers intervened shortly after. The prosecutor asked for a short jail term, leaving the length to the court. He highlighted five aggravating factors including the brazen and prolonged manner of the assault.Defence lawyer Gino Hardial Singh asked instead for the maximum S$5,000 fine, saying that his client was a fireman with Changi Airport Group and had no previous convictions.

He said Wong had made voluntary compensation to the victims and that no fractures or serious harm had been caused.

 

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