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[h=1]DUTCH NATIONAL GETS ONLY 1 DAY JAIL FOR PUNCHING SINGAPOREAN AIR STEWARD[/h]
Post date:
1 Feb 2015 - 7:15pm
A Dutch Retiree who punched a Singaporean TigerAir Air steward was jailed for 1 day on Friday.
Gerrit Eveleens, 66, was also fined $3,000.
He had admitted to punching Mr Tan Leek Hwee, 46, in his shoulder on board a TigerAir flight while it was preparing to take-off at Terminal 2, Changi Airport at about 4pm on Jan 22.
Eveleens was on the TigerAir flight as he was transiting in Singapore from Indonesia on his way to Bangkok.
He had attacked Mr Tan because he was angry that Mr Tan had asked him to move back to his assigned seat.
Eveleens had moved to an empty seat on row 13 of the flight instead of his allocated seat. Mr Tan has explained that the seat on row 13 was a seat with extra leg room so Eveleens would have to pay extra for the seat.
Mr Tan handed Eveleens a seat upgrade form to fill up but the Dutch national threw it at Mr Tan and shouted at him "Shut up, I don't speak English."
Mr Tan then asked the captain for assistance who managed to convince Eveleens to return to his original seat. However, while walking back to his original seat, Eveleens suddenly Punched Mr Tan on the shoulder
The captain saw this and told Eveleens to get off the plane but he refused. They then called the police and Eveleens shouted vulgarities and insults as he left.
The prosecutor said that Eveleens should be given jail time as he had attacked the air steward without any provocation and he had caused inconvenience to the other passengers as the flight was boarding.
Eveleens said in court through an interpreter that he was very sorry and he just wanted to go back home quickly.
He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined up to $5,000.
Post date:
1 Feb 2015 - 7:15pm
A Dutch Retiree who punched a Singaporean TigerAir Air steward was jailed for 1 day on Friday.
Gerrit Eveleens, 66, was also fined $3,000.
He had admitted to punching Mr Tan Leek Hwee, 46, in his shoulder on board a TigerAir flight while it was preparing to take-off at Terminal 2, Changi Airport at about 4pm on Jan 22.
Eveleens was on the TigerAir flight as he was transiting in Singapore from Indonesia on his way to Bangkok.
He had attacked Mr Tan because he was angry that Mr Tan had asked him to move back to his assigned seat.
Eveleens had moved to an empty seat on row 13 of the flight instead of his allocated seat. Mr Tan has explained that the seat on row 13 was a seat with extra leg room so Eveleens would have to pay extra for the seat.
Mr Tan handed Eveleens a seat upgrade form to fill up but the Dutch national threw it at Mr Tan and shouted at him "Shut up, I don't speak English."
Mr Tan then asked the captain for assistance who managed to convince Eveleens to return to his original seat. However, while walking back to his original seat, Eveleens suddenly Punched Mr Tan on the shoulder
The captain saw this and told Eveleens to get off the plane but he refused. They then called the police and Eveleens shouted vulgarities and insults as he left.
The prosecutor said that Eveleens should be given jail time as he had attacked the air steward without any provocation and he had caused inconvenience to the other passengers as the flight was boarding.
Eveleens said in court through an interpreter that he was very sorry and he just wanted to go back home quickly.
He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined up to $5,000.
