Coffee shop operator, 76, jailed for pushing man, 80, leading to his death

Both men had quarrelled before aggressor pushed victim, who fell and suffered skull fracture

- Samuel Devaraj

A coffee shop operator who had an issue with a customer pushed him while they were at a Singapore Pools outlet in Marine Parade.

After hitting his head against a cabinet, the victim, who was 80 at that time, suffered a skull fracture and later died.

On March 10, Ho Ah Wah, 76, was sentenced to 22 months' jail after he pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt which causes grievous hurt.

A charge of voluntarily causing hurt was taken into consideration during sentencing.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Zhou Yang said the victim, a regular customer at the coffee shop operated by Ho, had stolen some kueh from a stall in the coffee shop a few months before the altercation that led to his death.

The stall owner, who paid rent to Ho, complained to him about the elderly customer's behaviour.