A former fish soup stall owner was sentenced to 16 months’ jail on Thursday for using a wooden pole to attack a rival hawker, who sold a similar dish at the same food centre.
The victim, Mr Punnataro Wee, 51, had fractures on his skull and right wrist, as well as bleeding in his brain.pleaded guilty in September to voluntarily causing grievous hurtThe prosecution said in earlier court proceedings that Mr Wee was likely to suffer permanent impairment of his right wrist.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Louis Ngia said Peck saw the younger man as his rival, and the pair had previous disagreements. Mr Wee was preparing to open his stall for business about 10 minutes later when Peck approached him from behind and used a wooden pole, which had a protruding nail, to strike his head.
“Eventually, the victim and his wife managed to disarm the accused. After a scuffle, the accused ran away.”
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