Spitting incident at Woodlands Interchange under investigation: SMRT

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Updated: 10/23/2013 14:47 | By Channel NewsAsia

Spitting incident at Woodlands Interchange under investigation: SMRT

SINGAPORE: Public transport operator SMRT has said a spitting incident at a Woodlands bus interchange on Tuesday is under police investigation.

The incident was captured on video and has gone viral. It shows a man spitting at two commuters in a dispute over the jumping of queue.

They were queuing for bus service 950 at the bus interchange in the evening.

Posting on its Facebook page on Wednesday, SMRT said its staff alerted the police at the onset of the incident at 9.30pm on Tuesday.

It said its security staff had intervened to guide the aggressor away while waiting for police to arrive.

The video has drawn a rash of online comments over the past hours. - CNA/de

 

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Spitting incident at Woodlands Interchange

 

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Poor women.. good thing Police is involved now..

 

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Updated: 10/24/2013 12:19 | By Channel NewsAsia

Man in spitting incident at Woodlands Interchange to be charged in court

SINGAPORE: The man involved in the spitting incident at Woodlands Interchange on Tuesday will be charged in court on Friday.

Police said the 47-year-old will be charged with committing a public nuisance and other offences.

A video, which went viral, shows a man repeatedly spitting in the face of a woman and also verbally abusing another.

The dispute is believed to be over queue-jumping.

Posting on its Facebook page on Wednesday, SMRT said its security staff had made a judgement call to intervene and to guide the man away. - CNA/xq

 

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Odd-job worker charged over spitting incident at Woodlands bus interchange

Khushwant Singh
The Straits Times
Friday, Oct 25, 2013

Odd-job worker Juraimi Kamaludin, whose alleged spitting in the faces of two women at a bus interchange on Tuesday was caught on video, was ordered to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for a psychiatric evaluation on Friday.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

Police arrest man involved in spitting incident

SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with the spitting incident at the Woodlands Bus Interchange.

According to a post on the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Facebook page, the man will be charged in Court tomorrow for Public Nuisance (under Section 290 of the Penal Code) and other offences.

In the video, the man was seen spitting on a woman after commuters reprimanded him for jumping a bus queue.

Transport company SMRT said in a statement yesterday that its staff had alerted the police to the incident.

 

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Spitting case: Accused faces 2 more charges

Elena Chong
The Straits Times
Monday, Dec 09, 2013

THE man accused of spitting at two women at a bus interchange faced two more charges on Friday, bringing the total to six.

Odd-job worker Juraimi Kamaludin is alleged to have spat several times in the face of Ms Lee Kuan Eng, 34, and in the face of Ms Teoh Lay Peng, 41, at Woodlands Regional Interchange on Oct 22. The incident was caught on video.

The 48-year-old was charged in October for the alleged offences, and for behaving aggressively to cause annoyance and danger to the public and other passengers on bus service 950.

He had also been accused of behaving in a disorderly manner at a void deck in Bukit Batok on Sept 8.

One of the two fresh charges on Friday states that Juraimi had spat at Ms Lee again about 20 minutes after the earlier alleged spitting incident.

The other charge states that he allegedly committed a rash act by pushing Ms Teoh out of the bus at about 9.30pm that day.

Juraimi, who is out on $10,000 bail, is applying for legal aid.

If convicted of using criminal force, he could be jailed for up to three months, fined up to $1,500 or both.

The spitting charges fall under this section.

The maximum penalty for committing a rash act is six months' jail and a $2,500 fine.

The case has been adjourned to Dec 20.

 

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Updated: 12/20/2013 16:55 | By Channel NewsAsia

Man in bus interchange spitting incident to plead guilty

SINGAPORE: The man at the centre of a spitting incident video which went viral is expected to plead guilty next week.

This after his application for legal aid was unsuccessful, as he did not qualify.

With no lawyer to represent him, Juraimi Kamaludin indicated he will plead guilty to the charges when the case is mentioned again in a week's time.

47-year-old Juraimi was charged in October 2013 with being a public nuisance due to his aggressive behaviour at Woodlands Bus Interchange on October 22 at about 9.30pm.

He allegedly spat in the faces of two women, 41-year-old Teoh Lay Peng and 34-year-old Lee Kuan Eng.

He was said to have spat in Ms Lee's face twice that night.

The bespectacled man allegedly also pushed Ms Teoh out of the bus, and this charge carries a maximum jail term of six months and a S$2,500 fine.

Juraimi faces another charge of disorderly behaviour in September this year, at about 8am at a void deck at Bukit Batok Street 21.

He faces six charges in total.

If convicted of disorderly behaviour, Juraimi could be jailed up to a month and fined S$1,000.

For using criminal force by spitting, he is looking at a maximum of three months' jail and S$1,500 fine for each count.

The maximum penalty for being a public nuisance by behaving aggressively is a fine of up to S$1,000. - CNA/gn

 

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Updated: 12/27/2013 12:09 | By Channel NewsAsia

Man in Woodlands spitting incident to contest charges

SINGAPORE: The man who allegedly spat at two women at a bus interchange is contesting five of six charges that he faces.

The spitting incident was caught on a video that went viral.

47-year-old Juraimi Kamaludin, who was not represented by a lawyer, told the court on Friday that he wants to plead guilty to the charge where he is accused of spitting in the face of 34-year-old Lee Kuan Eng.

This allegedly took place on 22 October at about 9.30pm at Woodlands Regional Interchange.

The bespectacled man apologised in court for his actions and said he regrets what he did.

Juraimi went on to explain why he committed this alleged offence.

He said it was because Ms Lee insulted his mother while they were on board the bus.

He added that she also made a derogatory remark about him.

Given that Juraimi is contesting the other five charges, the district judge has set a pre-trial conference meeting on 6 January 2014.

The odd-job worker was charged in October with being a public nuisance with his aggressive behaviour at Woodlands Bus Interchange.

He was said to have spat in Ms Lee's face twice.

He also allegedly spat in the face of another woman - 41-year-old Teoh Lay Peng - and was said to have pushed her out of the bus.

Juraimi is accused of one other charge of disorderly behaviour in September this year, at about 8am, at a void deck at Bukit Batok Street 21.

For pushing Ms Teoh out of the bus, he could be jailed a maximum of six months and fined up to S$2,500.

If convicted of disorderly behaviour, Juraimi could be jailed up to a month and fined S$1,000.

For using criminal force by spitting, he is looking at a maximum jail term of three months and a S$1,500 fine on each count.

The maximum penalty for being a public nuisance by behaving aggressively is a fine of up to S$1,000. - CNA/xq

 

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Updated: 03/17/2014 18:25 | By Channel NewsAsia

Man in alleged bus interchange spitting incident claims trial

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SINGAPORE: The trial of the man at the centre of a viral video that apparently showed a spitting incident has taken a new twist.

In court on Monday, 48-year-old Juraimi Kamaludin claimed trial, although he had earlier indicated that he would plead guilty.

Kamaludin is representing himself, following his unsuccessful application for legal aid, for which he does not qualify.

He was charged in October 2013 with being a public nuisance with his aggressive behaviour at Woodlands Regional Interchange on October 22 at about 9.30pm.

He faces three other charges of using criminal force, allegedly spitting six times on the face of 34-year-old Lee Kuan Eng, and spitting once on the face of 41-year-old Teoh Lay Peng.

He is also accused of acting rashly to endanger the safety of others, when he allegedly pushed Teoh out of the front door of a bus at the interchange.

The prosecution, which is proceeding with five charges, made the case that Teoh and Kamaludin were waiting for SMRT bus service 950 when they got into an argument about Kamaludin cutting the queue.

Kamaludin had allegedly left the queue momentarily and entered it again when the bus reached the bus berth.

During the argument, he allegedly spat once at Teoh.

After they boarded the bus, he allegedly pushed her out of the front door of the bus.

Eventually, he alighted from the bus and allegedly got into an argument with Lee, another commuter.

Taking the stand on the first day of the trial, Lee said that she had even asked Kamaludin whether he was a Singaporean because Singaporeans would not behave the way that he had.

To this, he showed her his pink identification card and countered with questions about whether she knew what government law was, and whether she knew who the prime minister of Singapore was.

She added that he was moving towards her in an aggressive manner, and she thus pushed him away and shouted "molest".

To that, Kamaludin said that he had spat at her because she had insulted him and his mother.

Lee refuted that, claiming instead that he was a "liar" who was not remorseful at all about what he did.

She added he was bullying her, a woman.

She also said he had the obvious intention of wanting to bash her up, and that she did not know what would have happen to her had an officer not stepped in.

The trial continues on Tuesday.

The maximum penalty for being a public nuisance is a fine of $1,000.

An individual convicted of using criminal force could be jailed three months and fined $1,500.

For a rash act that endangers the safety of others, an individual may be jailed six months and fined $2,500. - CNA/de

 

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Updated: 03/18/2014 19:56 | By Channel NewsAsia

Man in alleged spitting incident takes stand

SINGAPORE: The man at the centre of a viral video that apparently showed a spitting incident took the stand on Tuesday.

48-year-old Juraimi Kamaludin faces five charges in all.

On the charge of acting rashly to endanger the safety of others when he allegedly pushed 41-year-old Teoh Lay Peng out of the front door of bus service 950, Juraimi said it was Teoh who was afraid and ran off the bus.

Juraimi is accused of being a public nuisance by behaving in an aggressive manner at Woodlands Regional Interchange on 22 October 2013, at around 9.30pm.

He allegedly used criminal force by spitting on two women - Ms Teoh and 34-year-old Lee Kuan Eng.

As for Ms Lee, Juraimi claimed she had called him "stupid" and insulted his mother, which was why he spat on her.

The court also heard from three witnesses.

SMRT service assistant at Woodlands Bus Interchange, Bhawani Shanmugam, said she saw Juraimi spitting at Ms Lee.

She said he was shouting and it appeared as though he wanted to beat Ms Lee.

CISCO security officer at the bus interchange, Umathevan Danasealan, said Juraimi was getting aggressive and he tried to calm him down.

Investigation officer from Jurong Police Division HQ, SGT Rusydi Umar, who took Juraimi's statement, also testified.

The trial continues on Wednesday. - CNA/xq

 

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He said the woman greeted his mother

 

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Updated: 03/19/2014 21:01 | By Channel NewsAsia

Man in spitting spat at Woodlands Interchange convicted of 5 charges

SINGAPORE: The man known as the "Woodlands Spitter" was found guilty on all five charges on Wednesday, including spitting at two women at the Woodlands Bus Interchange in October last year.

One other charge of disorderly behaviour last September at a void deck at Bukit Batok Street 21 was stood down.

The spitting incident at the Woodlands Bus Interchange was caught on a video and later went viral.

Juraimi Kamaludin, 48, was convicted of spitting six times in the face of 34-year-old Lee Kuan Eng on October 22 last year at about 9.30pm.

He also spat at 41-year-old Teoh Lay Peng and pushed her out of a bus.

The odd-job worker was also convicted of being a public nuisance with his aggressive behaviour that night.

District Judge Lim Keng Yeow said this case was an initial misunderstanding and Juraimi's conduct was "far disproportionate" to it.

A key argument made by Juraimi was that the women had insulted him but the judge concluded there was no such incident.

Describing the incident as "unfortunate", the judge said Juraimi had overreacted.

For pushing Ms Teoh out of the bus, Juraimi could be jailed a maximum of six months and fined up to S$2,500.

For using criminal force by spitting, he is looking at a maximum jail term of three months and a S$1,500 fine on each count.

The maximum penalty for being a public nuisance by behaving aggressively is a fine of up to S$1,000.

Juraimi will be sentenced on March 21. - CNA/fa

 

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lianbeng replies: he should be tied to a pole and let everyone passing by to spit on him! especially those heavy smokers with thick black phlegm!

 

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Man in spitting case jailed 5 weeks

Juraimi was convicted of spitting at two women at a bus interchange.

Elena Chong
The Straits Times
Monday, Mar 24, 2014

SINGAPORE - The man convicted of spitting at two women was sentenced to five weeks in jail last Friday, but was nevertheless so moved by the trial judge's empathy that he broke down in court.

District Judge Lim Keng Yeow advised Juraimi Kamaludin to focus on the next few years to lead a crime-free life. "I want to see, after three years, that you are living a normal, good productive life. I hope to see all this - you are doing well, suitable job, doing well outside, no trouble, no offences.

"At least come back here and look for me then," he told the 48-year-old cleaner, who was so touched that he cried in the dock.

Juraimi said: "No one ever said that to me. Since you are a judge... I am very, very happy and grateful. I will see you."

Judge Lim, who sentenced him to five weeks in jail and an $800 fine, said he knew Juraimi was sincere, having been in and out of jail. Juraimi, who had mainly theft and drug-related convictions previously, told the judge he had stayed out of trouble since his release from jail in October 2011.

That was until Oct 22 last year at the Woodlands bus interchange.

He was convicted of being a public nuisance; spitting at customer service officer Teoh Lay Peng, 41, and forcefully pushing her out of the bus; and spitting at secretary Lee Kuan Eng, 34, a total of six times within 10 minutes.

In passing sentence, Judge Lim said he considered that the incident came about as Juraimi felt unjustly accused of cutting into the queue, and gave it considerable weight. "But even if that is so, your response was clearly excessive, your actions were shocking, your conduct was wholly unjustifiable," he said.

He found that even if Ms Lee used vulgar words on Juraimi, they did not immediately provoke the spitting, but it was what happened at the platform that led to the act. He said videos showed Juraimi shouting at Ms Lee "in a highly confrontational and aggressive manner, calling her 'you idiot' three times". But Ms Lee was not heard to use any of the words he alleged, except "bloody hell".

Clearly infuriated by those words, Juraimi spat at her the first time.

Judge Lim concluded that the spitting did not occur as a result of Juraimi being provoked by the words he alleged Ms Lee said. He went on to spit at her repeatedly, though she did not retaliate. He found "very troubling" Juraimi's assertion that he would have gone further if Ms Lee were male.

Judge Lim asked Juraimi if he could stay out of jail and trouble for at least 2 1/2 years. Juraimi said he was "very, very confident" of not going to jail again, not just for 21/2 to three years, but "forever".

"I want to get on with my life. After this, I am going to get married and settle down," he added.

Judge Lim said: "I hope it is forever."

He urged Juraimi to focus on staying out of trouble for the first three years.

Juraimi replied: "I can. I promise you that." Judge Lim said: "I want to hold you to that promise. I want to look forward to seeing you in three years."

A disorderly behaviour charge committed earlier in August was considered during his sentencing.

Juraimi could have been jailed up to three months and/or fined up to $1,500 on each charge of using criminal force on the women he spat at. For committing an act so rashly as to endanger the personal safety of others, he could have been jailed up to six months and/or fined up to $2,500.

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Man in spitting case jailed 5 weeks

lianbeng spits saliva at him! pui! pui! pui!