Drunk man smashes windows, windscreen of taxi before falling asleep along Kallang Road
A 36-year-old Bangladeshi national has been sentenced to jail and caning after a series of crimes in Singapore, including destroying a taxi and participating in an extortion scheme. The man was arrested after smashing a taxi's windows with a beer bottle and later found to be involved in other thefts and assaults.
Why it matters
The case highlights local law enforcement's handling of violent public disorder and criminal recidivism in Singapore.
An intoxicated man destroyed a taxi's windows and windscreen before collapsing and sleeping by the roadside.
Bangladeshi national Mamun AL later committed more crimes including a case of voluntarily causing hurt and extortion, as well as theft.
On Sept 25, the 36-year-old was sentenced to two years, 10 months, and five weeks' jail, and two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to four of nine charges, reported Shin Min Daily News.
Citing court documents, the Chinese paper said Mamun committed the rash act after drinking with friends at Lorong 22 Geylang in the morning of Jan 27, 2024.
At 6.15am that day, Mamun hailed a taxi and boarded the vehicle with a beer bottle in hand.
Using the bottle, the man smashed the rear window just as the taxi reached Kallang Road.
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