70-year-old man who banged on woman’s door with hammer charged with criminal intimidation
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Ho See Kum purportedly damaged the woman's door with a hammer after claiming she owed him money and was avoiding his calls.
PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
Follow topic:
SINGAPORE – Armed with a hammer, a 70-year-old man allegedly went to a woman’s flat in Saint George’s Lane near Whampoa to threaten her.
He purportedly damaged her door by hitting it with the hammer
On Jan 27, Ho See Kum was charged with one count of criminal intimidation and one charge under the Misuse of Drugs Act. He will return to court on Feb 24, after the prosecution asked for more time to complete its investigations.
Court documents show that Ho had visited the woman’s home at around 4pm on Jan 26 with the intention of causing alarm to her. The relationship between Ho and the woman was not made clear in court.
The offence of criminal intimidation carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine, or both.
Ho is also facing a separate charge after he was allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine on Oct 12, 2024, in a room at New Cathay Hotel.
Court documents show he had been convicted of an earlier drug possession charge on July 30, 2019, and was sentenced to two years’ jail.
He was later released on remission from Nov 18, 2023, which is slated to end on April 27, 2026. As his latest charges fall within his remission period, Ho is considered to have breached the basic condition of his remission order.
