An 81-year-old man in Singapore was jailed for seven weeks for assaulting his neighbor with a metal pole, leading to a severe eye injury that required a cataract operation. The attack happened about a week after the accused heard the victim shouting vulgarities.
The 67-year-old neighbour suffered an eye injury, and had to receive a cataract operation and lens implant.New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: An 81-year-old man who attacked his neighbour with a metal pole , causing an eye injury, was jailed for seven weeks on Friday .
In that earlier incident, Chua had purportedly heard Mr Chan shouting vulgarities while he was walking past the younger man's flat. The victim was taken to the hospital, where swelling and a cut of about 1.2cm by 1.2cm was found on his right eye.Mr Chan was later transferred to the Singapore National Eye Centre, where he received a cataract operation and a lens implant.
This was because about a week had passed since the purported incident during which Chua heard vulgarities.
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