Woman admits to pouring coffee on lion dance costume, disrupting competition

A 52-year-old person poured coffee on a cat party outfit while kicking its nose at West Coast Community Centre in Singapore.

In a split event, Lim Sok Lay constantly shoved a gentleman she thought might have scratched her baby nephew at a coffee shop in Punggol.

She entered a guilty plea on February 3 to one count of mayhem and one count of unlawful force. When she is sentenced on February 26th, another two fees may be taken into account.

Lim’s father, Cheang Eng Hock, 60, is even accused of pouring coffee on the cat party mask and disrupting a cat dance performance. On February 21, he will enter a criminal plea.

The pair made the news in 2022, when they were fined for harassing their mates, one of whom was a caregiver, by shouting “COVID spreader” and spraying detergent towards their level.

The prosecutor was informed on Monday that Lim and Cheang had a longstanding disagreement with their brother over his participation in a cat dance company.

According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Tin Shu Min, Lim did not like her son if he had a relationship with the band because she thought it had a negative impact on him.

The few went to West Coast Community Centre on July 29, 2023, and confronted them it. They were aware that her son’s troupe was performing it.

When they arrived, they saw the ensemble preparing for a contest. &nbsp, Around 3.45pm, Lim poured caffeine over the show’s bear dancing costume, causing spots that could not be removed. Additionally, she kicked the mind of the mask.

These actions caused damage amounting to S$ 1, 330 ( US$ 970 ), as the costume could no longer be used in lion dance competitions.

A group of around 200 people were attending the contest, and Lim’s activities disrupted the occasion for about 10 moments. She was required to leave the location on foot.

In a previous event in February 2023, Lim pushed a gentleman she thought had scratched the head of her newborn grandson.

On Feb 2, 2023, Lim and other community members were at a coffee shop at Waterway Ridges, an HDB house in Punggol. The target, a distant acquaintance of the home, was also there.

The sufferer offered to carry Lim’s five-month-old nephew, who was crying. He carried the child both after joining Lim’s home at their desk and while queuing for foods in front of Lim’s home.

Later that night, Lim came across a sketch on the baby’s head and thought it was the man’s fault.

According to Ms. Tin, studies revealed that there was no data the sufferer had caused the damage.

The victim was confronted at the coffee shop the following day, and Lim shoved him five times before fleeing.

After splitting the cost with her father, Lim’s attorney Nichol Yeo claimed that she could voluntarily redress the majority of the damage to the bear dance costume.

He told the jury that Lim committed the crimes while “extremely irritated” and in a “moment of folly”, and was regretful.

He claimed Lim had left the community center to look for her brother despite his declining calls.

Mr. Yeo claimed that Lim used legal force to push the person because she was concerned for her grandson.

Evil can result in a sentence in prison of up to two years, a good, or both. The penalties for using legal push include a fine of up to S$ 1, 500, or both, as well as up to three months in prison.