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SINGAPORE: Frustrated because he had trouble getting past a parked vehicle to get into his car, a driver deliberately scratched the stranger’s vehicle.
Tan Eng Ann, 57, was fined S $ 700 on Monday (September 28) for a mischief charge for the incident in the basement parking lot of the Jem Mall.
The court heard that the victim, a 28-year-old man, had driven Jem to dinner with his family at around 7.10pm on March 8 this year.
He parked his vehicle to the right of Tan’s car, and next to the pillar. The victim’s car was “inside the parking lot,” according to court documents.
Tan’s car was near the far right limits of his lot, with the right front wheel on the white boundary line, court documents said.
At around 8:20 p.m., Tan returned to his car with several plastic bags. He placed the suitcases in the back seat of his car before attempting to get into the driver’s seat, but had difficulty navigating the narrow space between the two vehicles.
Frustrated that the gap between his car and the victim’s was tight, Tan used an unidentified object to scratch both left doors of the victim’s vehicle before leaving.
The victim returned minutes later and discovered the scratches. He filed a police report and paid S $ 350 to repair his vehicle.
Tan reimbursed the victim after pleading guilty earlier this month.
For committing mischief, he could have been jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
