Man jailed 21 months for stomping on 72-year-old father’s chest, fracturing his ribs
A 35-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to 21 months in jail for assaulting his 72-year-old father. The attack, which left the victim with rib fractures, was triggered by a dispute over rent money.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of domestic violence and elder abuse, drawing attention to legal consequences for family-based physical harm.
The court heard the assault took place in 2023 at home where Teo Yao Zhong lived with his father.
Listen Summarise A 35-year-old man was jailed for 21 months for stomping on his 72-year-old father's chest, causing rib fractures. The attack occurred as the son was angry his father did not share rent money from a tenant with him. The father escaped and called police. AI generated
SINGAPORE – Angered that his father did not share their tenant’s rent money with him, a man hit his 72-year-old father multiple times with a remote control and stomped on his chest.
The assault left the elderly man, now 75, with rib fractures and a scalp laceration.
On Aug 20, Teo Yao Zhong, 35, pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing grievous hurt and was sentenced to 21 months’ jail.
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