SINGAPORE — Social media influencer Wendy Cheng, more popularly known as Xiaxue, was called as a witness in the trial of 'Badge Lady', who is being accused of not wearing a mask in Orchard Road. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 55, who represented herself in court during the first day of the trial on Friday (Feb 24), is contesting four charges —...
Wendy Cheng was filming video for a client on Orchard Road when she saw Phoon Chiu Yoke walking past her without wearing a mask.SINGAPORE — Social media influencer Wendy Cheng, more popularly known as Xiaxue, was called as a witness in the trial of 'Badge Lady', who is being accused of not wearing a mask in Orchard Road.
She said that around 3pm on March 6, she was filming video for a client outside Mandarin Gallery on Orchard Road when she saw Phoon walking past her without wearing a mask. She added: "I did not want to approach her too closely as that would be too confrontational, so I used my phone to zoom in." Phoon was also handed a charge for walking in Ion Orchard without a mask on Aug 16, 2022, from 11.48am to 12.03pm.Phoon also faces a charge for allegedly failing to turn up at the Singapore Tourism Board in Orchard Spring Lane as required by a health officer who was then conducting an investigation.
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