Irked by flight delay, man attacks cop

On July 5, student Fang Xiang, 28, was at Changi Airport Terminal 1 waiting to catch a flight at about 9.40am. He had flown to Singapore from Shanghai and was waiting to catch a connecting flight to Zurich, where he lives.

Angry that his flight had been delayed, the China national created a ruckus at Changi Airport and then attacked a police officer at Changi General Hospital (CGH) after being sent there for treatment.

Certis Cisco aviation security officer Lai Wei Chuen, 45, heard Fang shouting in the departure transit area. The officer approached him and Fang demanded to know why the gate was closed when he wanted to leave Singapore. The officer checked his boarding pass and told Fang he was supposed to be at Terminal 3, not Terminal 1.

Fang walked away, still shouting. At about 10.25am, Fang dashed into a gate hold room and the airport police were called in.

Fang was taken to CGH for a medical examination and put in a wheelchair. While an Airport Police Division officer, Sergeant Ryan Yam, was adjusting Fang's legs, Fang lashed out and kicked Sgt Yam in the chest.

On Nov 18, Fang pleaded guilty to two charges of voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant and disorderly behaviour. He was convicted, jailed four months and fined $1,000.

In mitigation, his lawyer, Ms Gloria James, said Fang's flight to Singapore had been delayed and so was his flight to Zurich. He lost sleep, which led to the incident.

Four other charges of criminal trespass, using criminal force, voluntarily causing hurt and using criminal force on a public servant were taken into consideration.

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