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SINGAPORE \u2013 Unhappy that a girl had bumped into her on a crowded MRT platform, a woman shoved the eight-year-old against a wall, causing pain to the victim\u2019s head and shoulder.<\/p>\n
On May 25, Ho Hui Ling, 44, was sentenced to five days\u2019 jail for performing a rash act against the girl.<\/p>\n
Ho and the girl were walking along the platform at Buona Vista MRT station at around 9am on Jan 16, 2025, when the child \u201cslightly bumped\u201d into her.<\/p>\n
The child, who was with her mother, continued walking forward.<\/p>\n
Displeased, Ho walked towards the victim and forcefully shoved her.<\/p>\n
The child, who was then wearing her school attire, cried after she was knocked against a wall.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused did not apologise for her actions and muttered words to the effect, \u2018She pushed me, so I pushed her\u2019 to (the child\u2019s mother),\u201d Deputy Public Prosecutor Caleb Looi stated in court documents.<\/p>\n
The victim did not seek medical treatment after the incident.<\/p>\n
Ho was arrested on June 10, 2025, and charged in court soon after.<\/p>\n
DPP Looi had urged the court to sentence Ho to between one and two weeks\u2019 jail, stressing that her offence involved a child.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cPotential offenders must be firmly discouraged from committing offences in the vicinity of MRT trains or stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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