Man spits at and headbutts auxiliary cop directing traffic

When an auxiliary police officer who was directing traffic asked him to stop, Firdaus Juprey became unhappy and spat at him.

He later swung a helmet at the officer's face and headbutted him.

Firdaus, who had committed other offences, including confronting a security officer with a spanner in 2019, was sentenced to 11 months' jail in court on Monday.

He had pleaded guilty to the charges, which included one count of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty and one count of criminal intimidation.

According to court documents, the 34-year-old Singaporean was on his motorcycle driving slowly towards the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 1 and Pasir Ris Street 51 on May 28 this year when the officer from Certis asked him to stop.

The officer was deployed to direct road traffic due to road works.

After Firdaus refused to stop, the officer told him to wait for directions, but Firdaus became unhappy and started shouting at him.

Assistant Public Prosecutor Lydia Goh said: "Suddenly, the accused got down from his motorcycle, walked over to (the officer) and spat at (his) face once."

Before he rode away, Firdaus hurled vulgarities at the officer who called for backup.

A few minutes later, Firdaus came back and confronted the officer, spitting at him again.

Firdaus then turned aggressively towards another officer who had responded to the call for backup, warning him not to interfere.

He then swung his helmet, which he was holding in his hand, at the first officer's face, hitting him on his nose, which bled.

He then headbutted the officer in the face.

Upon medical examination, the officer was found to have several injuries, including swelling on his right nostril, and was given three days of hospital leave.

On Feb 28, 2019, while working as a deliveryman for Foodpanda, Firdaus entered an industrial building in Woodlands without reporting to the guard post, and the security officer manning the post asked him to return.

Firdaus made a U-turn on his motorbike, rode to the guard post and confronted the officer using a spanner which he had been carrying in his bag.

He shouted a racial slur at the officer and also told him that he would be waiting for him outside.

The officer called the police after Firdaus left.

Firdaus' sentence was backdated to May 28 this year.