Man allegedly involved in Woodlands fatal scuffle charged with assault

Teo is accused of assaulting the older man, who suffered a fracture to a cartilage in his larynx and died later in hospital.

Court documents did not disclose how Teo allegedly assaulted Mr Foo to cause such an injury.

Police said in an earlier statement that they received calls for help at the eatery around 9.20pm on the day of the incident.

Mr Foo was unconscious when officers arrived at the scene, and he was taken to hospital where he died.

On Dec 23, Teo was ordered to be remanded at the Woodlands Police Division. His case will be mentioned again in court on Dec 30.

For voluntarily causing grievous hurt, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned. However, Teo cannot be caned as he is over 50 years old.