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SINGAPORE – A 56-year-old cleaner who was drunk in public verbally abused a distance ambassador and a female police officer and also assaulted the latter, according to a court.
Taken to state courts four days later, Christopher Arumutham, who was drunk again, again threw vulgarities at another police officer.
On Wednesday (May 13), Christopher was jailed for 11 weeks after pleading guilty to four charges: using criminal force against a public servant, using abusive words about a public servant, leaving home without wearing a face mask, and leaving home without a reasonable excuse. .
He left home without a mask
On April 18, Christopher left his Lorong 7 Toa Payoh home around 6.15am without a mask. He started drinking Chinese wine soon after, as he walked to a bus stop.
He boarded four public buses, but did not remember what happened. Sometime between 10.50 a.m. and at 12.25 p.m., the author bought some food and a bottle of whiskey.
Around 12.25 p.m., a distance ambassador and his partner saw Christopher sitting on a public bench near Block 20 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh, with the whiskey bottle half empty. He was drunk and his speech was dragged.
The ambassador repeatedly told Christopher that he should return home. Instead, Christopher walked towards the ambassador aggressively and verbally abused him and his partner, before sitting down and tossing the bottle defiantly.
The ambassador called the police, and two officers arrived at approximately 1:00 p.m. They tried to talk to Christopher but it was inconsistent. At one point, he yelled vulgarities at both officers and challenged them to arrest him.
When a female police officer tried to arrest him, Christopher grabbed his hand and then shoved it away. The culprit was later arrested with the help of an off-duty police officer.
I went to court drunk
On April 22, Christopher appeared in Court 4A of the State Courts to be charged with his crimes. But he was drunk and reeked of alcohol, having drunk two cans of stout for breakfast.
Around 9:30 a.m., just before the court session began, an interpreter read the charges to the culprit before a police officer told him to take a seat in the public gallery.
Unhappy, Christopher approached the officer, verbally abused him, and looked at him for about 10 seconds. Other police officers removed the culprit.
Later, he pointed a middle finger at the policeman twice.
In court Wednesday, Christopher told Chief District Judge Ong Hian Sun that he could not recall the incidents on both days and that he wished to apologize to the officers.
“I feel very bad and I am very sorry,” he said.
The judge delayed the jail term until Christopher’s remand in custody on April 22.
For using abusive words on a public server, he could have been found up to $ 5,000 and imprisoned for up to a year.
The maximum punishment for using criminal force to deter a public servant is up to four years in prison along with a fine.
For violating COVID-19 regulations, Christopher could have been fined up to $ 10,000 and jailed for up to six months.
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