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Woman, 37, filmed spitting water at passengers on MRT, charged with public nuisance
A 37-year-old woman, who was seen spitting water at commuters on a train, was charged in court on Jan. 28 with one count of public nuisance.
She will be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for two weeks to undergo psychiatric observation.
To be remanded at IMH
According to
CNA, the Singaporean woman, Sabrina Han Meizhen, is accused of spitting water at one person and spitting water while on a train at Choa Chu Kang MRT station on Jan. 16 at about 8am.
Videos of Han's act went viral online.
They showed her with a bottle in hand and persisting in her behaviour, despite being confronted by a commuter.
A woman had attempted to snatch the bottle from her, but Han resisted physically.
Han, who has been remanded, appeared in court via video link and wore a similar shirt as the one she was seen in in the video.
She also wore a mask,
CNA reported.
The prosecution asked for Han to be remanded at the IMH for psychiatric observation and the judge handed her a two-week remand.
'I would like to say I am remorseful'
Han nodded to indicate she understood and asked if she could be bailed out, to which the judge replied that this was not possible "for the time being", according to
CNA.
"After the two weeks we will review the situation," the judge told Han.
Han then responded, "Oh, two weeks", and said, "I would like to say that I am remorseful and I will control my anxiety attack and not do it again."
After the video of the incident was posted online, online sleuths identified her as a client of a local charity which helps people with mental health conditions reintegrate into the community.
She was described in a
CNA feature as a person with autism who was diagnosed with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder at age 17.
Persons found guilty of public nuisance are liable to a fine of up to S$2,000.
If Han is found to have knowingly caused annoyance to the public, or if she is a repeat offender, she could up to three months in jail, fined up to S$2,000, or both,
CNA wrote.