Jail time for recruitment consultant who kicked police officer

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A recruitment consultant was yesterday jailed for four weeks for kicking a police officer who had arrested him.

Luke Raymond Chapman, 31 pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to 21-year-old Police Corporal Amirul Haikal Khairudin along Raffles Avenue on Sept 17 last year.

The Briton had been detained at Esplanade Mall that day for a case of outrage of modesty.

The court heard that Chapman had reeked of alcohol and had acted in an aggressive manner. He even kicked a police car.

Cpl Amirul, upon spotting his aggressive behaviour, helped two of his colleagues by holding Chapman's shoulder and pulling him towards the police car. Chapman then kicked Cpl Amirul's leg.

The court heard that "reasonable force had to be used" to bring Chapman into the car.

A medical report from the Singapore General Hospital revealed that Cpl Amirul had suffered tenderness in his right knee and had been given three days' medical leave.

The prosecution said that Chapman had disregard for the law as he "blatantly hit the police" after his arrest. He could have been jailed for up to seven years, fined and caned.