A Singaporean man tried to crash a bus right into a tree after he became angry over a slight change in plans made by his friend.
Amid the chaos, he also assaulted his mother, the bus driver, and broke the window with the bus’s emergency hammer.
Was told to meet at a different location
According to a report by The Straits Times (ST), Deputy Public Prosecutor Melissa Heng told the court that Cheng Yuan Kang, 24, boarded the service number 969 bus heading towards Tampines on Jan 6 with his mother.
Cheng, who was on his way to a car show, then got a call from a friend named Kathy, who told him to meet her at a booth instead of the entrance of the car show.
This caused him to be extremely upset, leading him to take his anger out in a terrifying manner.
SG man tries to ram bus into tree after attacking bus driver
Cheng then walked up to the bus driver and punched him in the face three times before demanding that he drop him off as he “wanted to escape”.
However, the bus driver told Cheng he couldn’t do so as he was still driving on the highway and could only let him alight at the next bus stop.
This only triggered Cheng more, who then snatched the steering wheel with both hands and attempted to crash the bus into a tree. The bus driver managed to shove Cheng away with one hand, which caused the bus to jolt as a result.
Cheng proceeded to walk towards the end of the bus and smash one of the windows with the emergency hammer. He also warned other passengers not to call the police or he would go after their families.
Even his mother wasn’t spared from his rage, where Cheng hit her twice and kicked her shin twice before telling the bus driver to “let me alight, or I will kill you”.
Miraculously, the bus driver somehow managed to arrive at the next bus stop and told passengers to get off before he told his company about the incident, leading to Cheng’s arrest the next day.
Jailed 14 weeks & 10 days
Cheng later pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt, one for rash act and one charge for criminal intimidation.
The court heard that Cheng suffers from impulsiveness and emotional regulation, and is currently receiving treatment at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).
However, his doctor revealed he knew what he was doing and the consequences it would bring when he committed the offense.
District Judge Carol Ling also noted Cheng’s high risk of reoffending and ordered him to be jailed 14 weeks and 10 days, adding his sentence should act as both a deterrent and a measure to protect the public.
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