A nasi padang stall employee and a male customer were arrested after a confrontation over seating arrangement escalated, with the woman throwing a tray of cutlery and an ice‑box lid at the man.
The incident took place at Block 494 Jurong West Street 41, on the afternoon of March 11.
When Shin Min Daily reporters arrived at the scene, the female worker was seated near a police officer at a stairwell, while the customer was being questioned nearby.
Ms Zhou (transliterated), the manager of the coffee shop, said the altercation was due to a disagreement in seating arrangement.
Security footage shows the man seated in a corner of the coffee shop. After a brief exchange, he stands and slaps the woman, who then pushes him and hits him with a chair.
The man slaps her again, and she retaliates by throwing another chair at him. Staff members from the coffee shop try to step in, but the pair continue to argue.
While retreating, the woman’s attempts to push the man away seem to fail, and she flings a red tray filled with cutlery at the man.
As cutlery scatters across the floor, the man lunges toward the woman. In response, she grabs an ice box lid and throws it at his head.
