In the ensuing scuffle, the elderly man fell backwards and hit his head fatally.
The 74-year-old victim was smoking at a void deck when Allan Chua Kim Wee confronted him.Chua had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt, where he did not intend to cause grievous hurt, but where grievous hurt was caused.
He saw the victim, retiree Ng Sioh Leng, smoking while sitting on a bench at a void deck of Block 328, Hougang Avenue 5. Mr Ng responded by chasing Chua around a pillar but Chua evaded him. However, Chua noticed Mr Ng advancing towards him with a walking stick in hand. According to Chua’s lawyer, Chua has “a strong sense of civil-mindedness” and feels “strongly responsible to the community”, taking it upon himself to ensure the neighbourhood is “safe and properly maintained”.
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