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While having dinner and drinks with colleagues at a coffee shop in Ang Mo Kio, a man was jokingly called a “freeloader”.<\/p>\n
Johnson Ang Wai Ping grew angry and fetched two swords from his flat to challenge them to a fight on May 22, 2025, reported Shin Min Daily News.<\/p>\n
Two days later, the Singaporean got into a brawl at another coffee shop in the neighbourhood, throwing chairs and punches at his victims.<\/p>\n
Ang, 47, was sentenced to eight months and three weeks’ jail on Aug 4 after pleading guilty to five charges, including possessing an offensive weapon, attempting to voluntarily cause hurt with a weapon, causing hurt by rash act and using insulting words to a public servant.<\/p>\n
Ten other charges were taken into consideration during the sentencing.<\/p>\n
According to Shin Min, Ang had downed 10 beers at a coffee shop at Block 530 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on May 22, 2025, when his two colleagues made the joke.<\/p>\n
His colleagues asked Ang to return to the coffee shop, but Ang said he was already home and suggested they meet him below his block.<\/p>\n
At about 9.45 pm, he saw his two colleagues drive their respective vehicles towards the car park.<\/p>\n
Holding two long swords, Ang walked to them and threw the swords on the ground. He told his colleagues to each take one, proclaiming that he would fight them bare-handed, reported Shin Min.<\/p>\n
When his colleagues remained in their vehicles, Ang used the swords to hit the vehicles.<\/p>\n
He chased after his colleagues when they drove away but stopped after a few metres, according to the Chinese paper. The commotion prompted several police calls from members of the public.<\/p>\n
Ang was found to have kept five swords and one katana in his Ang Mo Kio flat, charge sheets seen by AsiaOne stated.<\/p>\n
On the morning of May 24, 2025, Ang went on a rampage at a coffee shop at Block 407 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, flipping tables and flinging chairs at people.<\/p>\n
A man walking past the coffee shop and a coffee shop assistant who tried to intervene were hit by a plastic chair, reported Shin Min.<\/p>\n
The assistant and the father of the man hit by the chair were also punched in the face by Ang.<\/p>\n
A third man who came to check on the dispute was scolded in Hokkien by Ang and also had a plastic chair thrown at him.<\/p>\n
While detained at Woodlands Police Division, Ang peppered two officers with various insults in Malay and Hokkien.<\/p>\n
Ang got on the wrong side of the law again about six months later.<\/p>\n
On Nov 1, 2025, at about 10am, he attempted to attack his neighbour’s son with a metal pole, according to Shin Min.<\/p>\n
Ang had reportedly done so as he could not fall asleep due to noise from his neighbours.<\/p>\n
The neighbour told Shin Min he did not know the reason behind Ang’s attempted attack and had supposedly been threatened with a fight when he tried asking.<\/p>\n
Ang’s jail sentence was backdated to Nov 20, 2025, and he has since been released.<\/p>\n
The neighbour said both parties have not spoken to each other again, and his family will keep to themselves.<\/p>\n
“I’ve also installed CCTV cameras at home, just in case,” he added.<\/p>\n
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