A 35-year-old cyclist was jailed for eight weeks on Sept 7 for a ”hit-and-run” incident in which he knocked down an elderly woman, leaving her with a fracture near her right shoulder.
But in a twist, the prosecution has appealed against the sentence for being ”manifestly excessive”.
Lim Choon Teck collided into Madam Chng Kian, 69, as he was cycling on a pavement at an unsafe speed on the evening of May 17.
The prosecution called for a jail term of two weeks after Lim pleaded guilty to committing a rash act that endangered the safety of others.
Giving her grounds for the harsher sentence, District Judge Lee-Khoo Poh Choo said Lim had callously sped off to avoid the consequences of his rash act and the punishment had be more severe to deter cyclists from such irresponsible conduct.
The appeal is expected to be heard in the High Court on Friday.
Source: www.tnp.sg
