One does not simply smoke in front of one’s boss. Unless one wants to get fired.
But one also does not simply beat up one’s employee when he smokes in front of him. Unless one wants to get imprisoned.
Boss of Cleaning Company Beat Employee for Smoking
On 5 April 2017, the police was alerted to an incident where a 23-year-old cleaner, known only as Kevin, was victim to violence by a group of four. They included his boss, Kumar, and three other employees of the same firm, according to Lianhe Zaobao.
He was apparently beaten with fragments of a stone lion sculpture, and had been dismissed from his job earlier the same day.
What did the guy do?
Not sure, apparently. According to Kevin’s account, the beating occurred because Kumar was enraged by his refusal to stop smoking in front of him. They then started a heated argument that quickly sparked physical violence.
The boss, however, provided a rather different picture: he accused Kevin of molesting his girlfriend and trying to flee when he arrived at the scene rather than apologising.Â
He and the three others, according to him, were simply trying to make a citizen’s arrest.
Who’s lying?
Inconsistent Testimonies Sentence Four to Prison
Here’s a tip: if you want to commit a crime together, make sure you have the same cover story.Â
And don’t leave really conspicuous flaws in your story. I mean, really.
Like accusing Kevin of molesting your girlfriend, but refusing to even attempt to subpoena her as a witness.
Or alleging Kevin was the attacker when, well, the CCTV footage didn’t show him wielding pieces of a huge sculpture.
Or refusing a security guard’s offer to alert the police when you claim to be arresting Kevin on behalf of the police.
Seriously, who taught you how to commit a crime? Your Character and Moral Education teacher?
These… curiosities in their stories, together with inconsistencies within their own testimonies, led the judge to decide Kevin was the more credible one.
The four were then convicted, and sentenced to jail for different sentences up to 14 weeks. They were also ordered to offer S$500 of compensation each to Kevin.
S$500? Does that even cover his medical fees?
The prosecution is appealing for a heavier sentence. Apparently, the attackers are appealing too, unconvinced by their conviction.
Maybe they’d have a better cover story this time. That Kevin was hallucinating the whole attack, perhaps?Â
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