Man City fan hit with metal pole at coffeeshop during Arsenal match; man fined $4,000
Published on Jul 1, 2014 12:33 PM
Lim Leng Hwee, 37 accused for using a metal pole to hurt victim. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Ian Poh
SINGAPORE - Three Manchester City supporters were at a coffeeshop discussing their club's defeat of Arsenal after a match last December when a supporter of the other team confronted them over the noise they were making, saying they were on his "operational ground".
A group of unidentified people then appeared and attacked the trio, all of whom had to be sent to hospital.
One of the three, technician Roger Lian Yong Hong, 32, was hit with a metal pole. He was cut on his forehead and swelling in the back of his head.
On Tuesday, Mr Lian's attacker, Lim Leng Hwee, 38, was fined $4,000 after pleading guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to his victim with the pole, and causing mischief by peeling off the padded flooring of his cell while he was in remand over the attack.
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