Man gets jail, cane for Downtown East rioting that killed student

The first man to be convicted of rioting at Downtown East which resulted in the death of a polytechnic student was jailed for four years and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane on Tuesday.

In total, Jason Chew Wei Beng, 21, has to serve 4-1/2 years behind bars as he was jailed for six months for punching a 20-year-old man with two others at Bishan Bus Interchange in April 2010.

He was out on bail for the April incident when he committed rioting with 11 others at Pasir Ris Close six months later by associating with secret society gang members.

He pleaded guilty last month to the two charges. In the rioting at Downtown East on Oct 30, 2010, the court heard that one or more in Chew's group used violence by slashing and stabbing Mr Darren Ng Wei Jie, 19, with knives, choppers and a screwdriver.

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