Pedestrian jailed for throwing things at taxi
Published on Nov 30, 2011
Houdini was upset at Mr Tan for stopping the cab too close to him. He punched the cabby?s face twice.
A taxi was the target of a whole range of objects - from rubbish bins to a flower pot to PVC pipes - one night in August.
Ali Houdini, 36, a pedestrian who was upset that the vehicle had stopped too close to him, vented his anger by throwing the items or using them to hit Mr Tan Wee Ping's cab.
The cab had stopped along Lorong 6 Geylang to drop off a passenger at around 3am on Aug 21.
Houdini - who was sentenced to six weeks in jail and a $2,000 fine on Tuesday - opened the taxi door and started arguing with Mr Tan, 48. He punched the cabby's face twice.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
Houdini was upset at Mr Tan for stopping the cab too close to him. He punched the cabby?s face twice.
A taxi was the target of a whole range of objects - from rubbish bins to a flower pot to PVC pipes - one night in August.
Ali Houdini, 36, a pedestrian who was upset that the vehicle had stopped too close to him, vented his anger by throwing the items or using them to hit Mr Tan Wee Ping's cab.
The cab had stopped along Lorong 6 Geylang to drop off a passenger at around 3am on Aug 21.
Houdini - who was sentenced to six weeks in jail and a $2,000 fine on Tuesday - opened the taxi door and started arguing with Mr Tan, 48. He punched the cabby's face twice.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
