Bukit Batok Resident Fined After Splashing Waste Outside Neighbour Flat

 

A 67-year-old Singaporean man named Martin Chua Kim Soon was fined 5,000 dollars by a court on September 22, 2026, after pleading guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour under the Protection from Harassment Act. The court heard that the accused paid the full fine following his conviction. At the time the offences took place, the accused was working as a private-hire driver for Tada and resided at a residential block located along Bukit Batok Central.

The incident stemmed from a personal suspicion held by the accused regarding a 73-year-old lorry driver who lived in a neighboring block located directly across from his residence. The private-hire driver harbored a belief that the lorry driver had deliberately punctured his vehicle tyres, leading to a dispute between the two individuals in the same neighborhood.

Driven by these suspicions, the accused carried out two separate acts targeting the victim's residence. The first incident occurred on April 28 at approximately 2:00 AM, when the accused went over to the 73-year-old victim's flat and threw a mixture containing urine and faeces outside the unit. Less than a week later, on May 4 at around 3:15 AM, the accused returned to the victim's flat for a second time and repeated the exact same actions by leaving human waste outside the front entrance.

On both occasions, the victim discovered the foul-smelling substances outside his flat upon waking up. Deeply alarmed by the acts, the victim alerted law enforcement authorities immediately by calling emergency services on 999. During both phone reports, the victim informed the police that an unknown person had poured foul-smelling substances right outside his home.

Following police reports and subsequent investigations into the harassment incidents, officers arrested the accused on May 4. Court proceedings revealed that the 67-year-old accused had no prior criminal convictions on his record. During the court hearing on September 22, the accused chose not to offer any oral mitigation arguments before the judge handed down the penalty. Under the provisions of the Protection from Harassment Act for insulting behaviour, an offender can face a maximum penalty of up to six months imprisonment, a fine of up to 5,000 dollars, or both. The judge ultimately sentenced the accused to the maximum allowable monetary fine of 5,000 dollars.