Man who fled to Malaysia after brawl in 2021 handed jail sentence

The incident happened at around 9.30pm on March 21, 2021, when Yeo and three male friends, who had consumed alcohol, confronted several patrons after accusing them of staring.

Yeo and his friends flung items including glasses and bottles at the patrons before the club’s bouncers got the four of them to leave the premises.

Instead of leaving, one of Yeo’s friends retrieved a baton from a car and returned to the entrance of the club. Another member of Yeo’s entourage then armed himself with a knife.

They then attacked two Vietnamese men leaving the club, and one of Yeo’s friends used the baton to hit them. One of the victims was hit repeatedly.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mark Chia told the court that the 30-year-old managed to get away, but doctors at Singapore General Hospital found he had sustained injuries including a collapsed lung.

He was given 21 days of medical leave.

Yeo was arrested on March 26, 2021, and kept in custody for six days. He was slated to appear in court in November that year, but while out on bail, he decided to leave Singapore illegally.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority prosecutor, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Wong Wai Yuen, told the court that Yeo went to Pulau Ubin in October 2021 and took a boat to Malaysia.

Without revealing details, the DSP said that the Malaysian authorities later caught him for a drug-related offence in 2022, and he was sent back to Singapore in November 2025.

Yeo’s three friends, who were involved in the brawl, were dealt with in court earlier.