S’porean slapped with 3 charges after JB checkpoint brawl with cop
Restaurant owner Gary Ling claims trial to attacking a woman with a knife, possessing a dangerous weapon and obstructing a policeman.
A Singaporean man, Gary Ling, has been charged with three offenses following a brawl with a police officer near the Sultan Iskandar Building border checkpoint in Johor. The incident occurred around midnight on Saturday. Ling, 46, faces charges including causing hurt to a Malaysian woman with a knife, obstructing a policeman from carrying out his duties, and possessing a dangerous weapon, an 8.5cm-long knife, at the same location.
The maximum sentence for these charges under the Penal Code and related legislation ranges from five to 10 years in prison. Ling's lawyer disclosed that his client supports his wife and elderly mother and suffers from major depression, undergoing treatment. Bail was granted at RM20,000, with a mention set for September 25. Another individual, G Thinesh Kumar, also involved in the brawl, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Ling with a helmet, another charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code. Kumar, 28, was released on RM5,000 bail, with a mention fixed for September 15.
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