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SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man who had previously taken free bibles from a church felt aggrieved when he was stopped from taking another one.<\/p>\n
On his way out, he assaulted five congregants, causing one woman to bleed from her nose.<\/p>\n
Wee Soon Ming, a 33-year-old Malaysian and Singapore permanent resident, was sentenced to five weeks’ jail on Monday (Jun 22).<\/p>\n
He pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntarily causing hurt, with another four charges taken into consideration.<\/p>\n
The court heard that Wee visited the Singapore Life Church at 144 Prinsep Street occasionally, usually on weekdays.<\/p>\n
Several times, he took free bibles from the church. On one occasion, the pastor stopped him from taking a large quantity of bibles, but allowed him to take one or two. On this occasion, he complied.<\/p>\n
On May 3 this year, a Sunday, Wee went to the church to take a free bible.<\/p>\n
However, he was stopped from taking one and felt aggrieved.<\/p>\n
Court documents detailed what he did to two of the victims.<\/p>\n
The first was a 65-year-old woman who had gone to the church to attend the service that morning with her daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n
Wee did not know them and was walking hastily out of the church when he passed them.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, he slapped the woman hard on her face before slapping her daughter-in-law’s head.<\/p>\n
They did not have any confrontation, but he had assaulted them out of anger as he was not permitted to take a bible, the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n
The 65-year-old woman bled from her nose.<\/p>\n
A member of the public called the police about the attack and the police went down to the scene along with paramedics, who took her to the hospital.<\/p>\n
The woman suffered tenderness over her nose and bruises on her cheek, among other things. She was given seven days’ hospitalisation leave and did not want to seek compensation.<\/p>\n
After assaulting this woman, Wee left via the main entrance and came across a 55-year-old woman, who was entering the church.<\/p>\n
He slapped the back of her head and shoulder once out of the same anger.<\/p>\n
The woman felt that the back of her head was sore and saw a doctor, but was told there was no cause for concern. She similarly did not wish to seek compensation from Wee.<\/p>\n
The police identified Wee that same day and arrested him at his home.<\/p>\n
He was remanded at the Institute of Mental Health and assessed to have mild intellectual disability, although there was no contributory link to his offending.<\/p>\n
He retained awareness of the nature of his acts, as well as their legal and moral wrongfulness. He was of sound mind and fit to plead.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor added that there was no evidence that his assault on the victims was religiously motivated.<\/p>\n
For voluntarily causing hurt, Wee could have been jailed for up to three years, fined up to S$5,000, or both.<\/p>\n
CNA has contacted Singapore Life Church for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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