Ex-site manager jailed for attacking cop and fined $3K for punching hotel staff
Published on Sep 16, 2014 1:49 PM
Norwegian national Staale Lie Jorgensen was jailed one month on Tuesday for kicking a police officer. He was also fined $3,000 for punching and kicking a hotel staff at Naumi Hotel where he stayed on May 10 this year. -- PHOTO: ST FILE
By Elena Chong
SINGAPORE - A Norwegian national who was here for a business meeting and holiday was jailed one month on Tuesday for kicking a police officer.
Staale Lie Jorgensen, 34, was also fined $3,000 for punching and kicking a hotel staff at Naumi Hotel where he stayed on May 10 this year.
He admitted to causing hurt to Mr Vergel Dela Cruz Morlano, 26, at the Seah Street hotel between 5am and 5.30am as well as kicking the thigh and shin of reservist Inspector Li Tian Fu, 30 at the carpark of Singapore General Hospital about five hours later.
Jorgensen was working in South Korea as a site manager in the oil and gas industry when he came here for a short vacation and to attend a business meeting in May.
