Singapore man gets 8 months and 3 weeks’ jail after drinking 10 beers and demanding sword duel
The 47-year-old became angry after his colleagues joked that he had only turned up for the food and drinks. He went home, returned with two swords and chased them when they refused to fight. This article ( Singapore man gets 8 months and 3 weeks’ jail after drinking 10 beers and demanding sword duel ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .
In Singapore, a 47-year-old man named Hong Weiping received an eight-month and three-week jail sentence after he engaged in a bizarre sword duel with two colleagues. The incident unfolded after Hong consumed ten beers during a meal with his friends. When his colleagues joked about the situation, Hong became enraged and returned home to retrieve two swords.
He then confronted his colleagues, demanding a fight, which they refused. Hong pursued them for several meters while brandishing his weapons. Four witnesses immediately alerted the police. Subsequent investigations uncovered that Hong owned five swords and a samurai sword at his residence in Ang Mo Kio. Apart from this incident, another article related to Singapore events mentioned a man who stole his girlfriend's marriage certificate, forged it to include his name and his girlfriend's ex-husband's, and was sentenced to six months in prison.
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