SINGAPORE – A man who hit a coffeeshop drink stall attendant in the face with a plastic chair and placed her in a headlock has been sentenced to one year and six weeks’ jail.
On Aug 19, Mok Teck Nam, 65, pleaded guilty to a slew of offences, including voluntarily causing grievous hurt, using insulting words intending to cause harassment, and theft.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Jolene Tan said that on Nov 9, 2025, Mok was intoxicated and sleeping on the ground at a coffeeshop in Towner Road, near Boon Keng MRT station.
At around 3.30am, the 59-year-old drink stall employee tried to wake him up, but he responded by scolding her with Hokkien vulgarities.
As a verbal altercation ensued between them, Mok threw a plate of noodles at the employee’s head.
A video taken of the argument showed the employee’s face and shirt stained with sauce. The police were called, and the employee held up a plastic chair to block Mok from leaving before the police arrived.
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