SINGAPORE: On Wednesday, October 4, a man was sentenced to four months in prison for threatening to kill his apartment neighbors by chopping their wall.
Lo Kok Yong, 40, admitted guilt to one matter of both legal harassment and arming himself with a helicopter.
The prosecutor was informed that in May 2021, the Malaysian man and his Chinese-national family relocated to a device on the first floor of the Regentville condo in Hougang.
The pair, who both live permanently in Singapore, complained repeatedly about sounds they thought was coming from the device directly above them.
Lo and his family filed three police reports about the sound between July and August 2021, as well as numerous reports to the condominium’s handling committee.
On August 17 of that year, Lo heard noises that he believed were coming from the system above at around 5 a.m. In order to alert the occupants that they were loud, he used a cheap stick to bang against the roof.
After a brief period of silence, Lo resumed hearing sounds an hours later.
His partner called the property protection at around 7.30 a.m. A shield and Lo’s family went to the second-floor apartment and confronted the occupants.
Lo took a helicopter from his house and went home as soon as he heard the argument.
He held the helicopter as he walked down the second-floor hallway and yelled at the sufferers,” If you make sound again, I don’t mind trade my one living with your entire home life.”
The patients shut the door before dialing 911.
Lo therefore used his helicopter to strike the victims’ wall a few times, denting it.
On 10 minutes later, the police showed up and arrested Lo.
Given the seriousness of the danger, which was made to numerous patients, the prosecutor asked for Lo to spend five to six months in jail.
Additionally, Lo shouted a” actual and imminent” threat as he walked up to the product with chop in hand.
He also used the arm to strike the victims’ wall, adding force to his threat, according to the counsel.
Since Lo lived immediately below them, the risk would include hung over the victim’s home for a very long time after it was made.
Additionally, home damage was caused.
Although Lo had admitted guilt, the attorney claimed that he had only done so on the first day of the test and that four different people had red-handed him.
The prosecutor stated that” there is a clear need to hinder such audacious and corrupt conduct involving weapons.”
” This is particularly true in light of the circumstances in which the offense was committed. Given Singapore’s great density, it is imperative to send a message stating that disputing neighbors may refrain from using choppers to threaten one another.
Lo could have been fined and put in jail for up to two years for arming himself without legal permission or justification.
He had the option of serving up to ten years in prison, receiving a fine, or both for legal bullying that involved the threat of death.