S'porean man, 32, jailed 8 weeks for using knife to pat Grab rider's cheek over spilled coffee

[The_King]

Upset that his coffee order had spilled out, a Singaporean man took it out on the Grab rider, hurling profanities and tapping the latter's cheek with a 20cm knife several times.

Mohammed Firdaus Bin Mohd Rafi, 32, was sentenced to eight weeks' jail on Jun. 14, 2023, after pleading guilty to a criminal intimidation charge.

 

Another charge of using abusive words to cause the rider's distress was considered for sentencing.

 

Upset by spilled coffee order

 

According to court documents, Mohammed Firdaus Bin Mohd Rafi ordered food and a packet of coffee from Grab at around midnight on Aug. 8, 2022.

A 28-year-old rider delivered the food to his HDB flat and left.

Firdaus called the rider shortly after, at around 1:15am, accusing him of trying to “cheat his money” by spilling his coffee and leaving.

He swore at the rider, saying things like "motherf**ker" during the phone call.

 

Rider offered to compensate

Firdaus demanded the rider return to his house immediately and threatened to find him to beat him up if he did not.

 

The rider offered to buy Firdaus a coffee to compensate him, but Firdaus cut off the line.

Following this, the rider returned to Firdaus' flat with two different types of coffee as he was unsure what Firdaus ordered.

When Firdaus saw the rider arrive, he asked him to wait outside the door before heading into his kitchen.

 

Tapped knife against rider's cheek

 

Firdaus retrieved a 20cm-long knife before returning to the rider and shouting at him.

He then tapped the knife against the rider's cheek several times.

The rider, shocked and frightened, repeatedly apologised.

Firdaus eventually told the rider to "f**k off" and threw both packs of coffee onto the floor.

The rider escaped and called the police at about 2:30am.

Firdaus' brother happened to film the encounter, and the prosecution tendered the 72-second video as evidence.

 

Sentenced to two months' jail

 

The prosecution sought a one to two months jail sentence and highlighted that it is necessary to send Firdaus to jail to deter others from committing the same offences.

 

He pointed out that the presence of the knife made the threat more menacing, and showed that Firdaus had the very intent to cause alarm to the rider.

According to Lianhe Zaobao, Firdaus pleaded for leniency and admitted that he should not have threatened the rider with the knife and regretted his actions.

 

Newlywed wife cried

 

Zaobao reported that Firdaus' wife cried in court when she heard that Firdaus was sentenced to jail.

The couple just got married last week.

The judge approved Firdaus' request to start serving his sentence on Jul. 24, 2023.

[The_King]

Firdaus' brother happened to film the encounter, and the prosecution tendered the 72-second video as evidence.

 

thank you for recording and show what really happen and who really at fault, haahahahahah

[Homelander]

1 hour ago, The_King said:

Firdaus' brother happened to film the encounter, and the prosecution tendered the 72-second video as evidence.

 

thank you for recording and show what really happen and who really at fault, haahahahahah

 

Hahaha stupid brother, numb nuts

[The_King]

10 minutes ago, Homelander said:

 

Hahaha stupid brother, numb nuts

want to recrond and show off to their friend and instead become courts evidence

[ManOfTheHour]

Warrior mentality

[The_King]

31 minutes ago, ManOfTheHour said:

Warrior mentality

There a reason why prison dont want to release ethic group in prison