Man charged over alleged assault of his father, causing fractures to the elderly man’s hand
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SINGAPORE – A man appeared in a district court on May 15 after he allegedly assaulted his father, causing fractures to the older man’s left hand.
Koh Kui Chua, 43, who was handed two assault charges, is accused of punching his 73-year-old father on two separate occasions.
According to court documents, the pair were in a Bangkit Road flat on Sept 11, 2024, when Koh allegedly punched his father’s hands, causing fractures to one of them.
Koh is also accused of punching his father in the face at the flat on Jan 7, 2025.
He is expected to plead guilty in June.
There have been several cases of offenders assaulting their parents in recent years.
In February 2024, a 17-year-old boy was sentenced to two years’ probation
The woman had silently endured her son’s abuse while her husband, who witnessed the attacks, did not intervene.
The teenager and the victim could not be named due to a gag order to protect their identities.
In another case, a 58-year-old man was sentenced to seven months’ jail in December 2023
He had punched his mother in the face multiple times in August that year and broken her nose.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
