5 days’ jail for woman who shoved 8-year-old girl against wall after child bumped into her

The child, who was then wearing her school attire, cried after she was knocked against a wall.

“The accused did not apologise for her actions and muttered words to the effect, ‘She pushed me, so I pushed her’ to (the child’s mother),” Deputy Public Prosecutor Caleb Looi stated in court documents.

The victim did not seek medical treatment after the incident.

Ho was arrested on June 10, 2025, and charged in court soon after.

DPP Looi had urged the court to sentence Ho to between one and two weeks’ jail, stressing that her offence involved a child.

He added: “Potential offenders must be firmly discouraged from committing offences in the vicinity of MRT trains or stations.

“An unambiguous and robust message must be sent out that dangerous conduct… will not be condoned, and if it does occur, the public must be reassured that the perpetrator will be treated both firmly and promptly.”

He also said that the violence inflicted on the girl was unprovoked, and incidents of bumping into fellow passengers are not unexpected during peak hours at a train station.