A Singapore woman, Jessinta Tan Suat Lin, was sentenced to four weeks in jail and fined S$4,600 for assaulting her neighbor with a mop and threatening to kill her husband. Despite claiming anxiety and depression, she was deemed unsuitable for a mandatory treatment order.
Four weeks’ jail for Singapore woman who hit neighbour with mop, threatened to kill husband in his sleepJessinta Tan Suat Lin, 50, was sentenced to four weeks’ jail and fined S$4,600 on Feb 11. - ST
Tan had admitted on Jan 2 to three charges – one each for committing a rash act, voluntarily causing hurt and harassment. Two other charges, for harassment and another rash act, were taken into consideration in sentencing.On the evening of Feb 16, 2024, Tan was at home in Westmont condominium in West Coast Road when her neighbour began exercising with a skipping rope at a common area near the swimming pool.
About 10 minutes later, Tan attacked the woman with a mop. She bit her neighbour’s arm and hit her on the head with the mop’s aluminium handle until it broke into three pieces. She also threw a bag of rubbish and an incense bin at the woman, but missed.
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